cogency

[ koh-juhn-see ]
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noun
  1. the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive: The cogency of the argument was irrefutable.

Origin of cogency

1
First recorded in 1680–90; cog(ent) + -ency

Other words from cogency

  • non·co·gen·cy, noun

Words Nearby cogency

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How to use cogency in a sentence

  • This is the thought which underlies and gives cogency to the whole argument.

    The Roman Poets of the Republic | William Young Sellar
  • What it can do, it does with a sharpness of effect and with a cogency of appeal no other art can rival.

    A Book About the Theater | Brander Matthews
  • Weismann's demand for facts in support of the main proposition revealed at once that none having real cogency could be produced.