convincing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kənˈvɪnsɪŋ/

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Adjective

convincing (comparative more convincing, superlative most convincing)

1. Effective as proof or evidence.

   Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to win the trial.

   • November 17 2012, BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [1]

     While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.

Derived terms

• convincingly
• convincingness
• clear and convincing evidence

Translations

effective as proof or evidence

• Azerbaijani: inandırıcı
• Belarusian: перакана́ўчы (pjerakanáŭčy), перако́нлівы (pjerakónlivy)
• Bulgarian: убеди́телен (bg) (ubedítelen)
• Catalan: convincent
• Czech: přesvědčivý (cs)
• Finnish: vakuuttava (fi)
• French: convaincant (fr), probant (fr)
• German: überzeugend (de)
• Hebrew: משכנע m (meshakhnea), משכנעת f (meshakhna'at)
• Italian: concludente (it) m or f
• Macedonian: уверлив (uverliv)
• Manx: so-chredjal
• Portuguese: convincente (pt)
• Romanian: convingător (ro)
• Russian: убеди́тельный (ru) (ubedítelʹnyj)
• Serbo-Croatian: uvjèrljiv (sh)
• Spanish: convincente (es)
• Swedish: övertygande (sv)
• Turkish: inandırıcı (tr)
• Ukrainian: переко́нливий (perekónlyvyj)

Verb

convincing

1. present participle and gerund of convince

Noun

convincing (countable and uncountable, plural convincings)

1. The process by which somebody is convinced.
   • 2002, Richard L. Epstein, Critical Thinking, page 2:

     Convincings depend on someone trying to do the convincing and someone who is supposed to be convinced.