cogent
Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary
Contents |
[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“‘drive together, compel’”), from cō + agō (“‘drive’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
cogent (comparative more cogent, superlative most cogent)
|
Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
- Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
- Forcefully persuasive.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
reasonable and convincing; based on evidence
|
|
appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning
|
forcefully persuasive
|
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked
|
|
