persuasive

English

Etymology

From Middle French persuasif, from Medieval Latin persuasivus, from Latin past participle stem of persuadere + -ivus

Adjective

persuasive (comparative more persuasive, superlative most persuasive)

able to persuade; convincing

Translations

convincing

Catalan: persuasiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有說服力的 (zh) (yǒu shuōfúlì de), 有说服力的 (zh) (yǒu shuōfúlì de)
Finnish: suostutteleva, vakuuttava (fi)
French: persuasif (fr) m, persuasive (fr) f, convaincant (fr) m, convaincante (fr) f
German: überzeugend (de), Überredungs-
Greek: πειστικός (el) (peistikós)
Ancient: πειθός (peithós), πιθανός (pithanós)

Latin: suāsōrius
Romanian: convingător (ro), persuasiv (ro)
Russian: убеди́тельный (ru) (ubedítelʹnyj)
Serbo-Croatian: persuazivan, uvjerljiv (sh)
Spanish: persuasivo (es), convincente (es)
Swedish: övertygande (sv)

Noun

persuasive (plural persuasives)

That which persuades; incitement.
- 1839, George Robert Gleig, Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary: Visited in 1837 (volume 1, page 68)
  He smiled a very knowing smile, and setting up a halloo, and shaking his leathern thong, away we went at the rate of seven or eight miles an hour. I had no occasion to go further with my persuasives; the pace was kept up, […]

French

Adjective

persuasive

feminine singular of persuasif

German

Adjective

persuasive

inflected form of persuasiv

Italian

Adjective

persuasive

feminine plural of persuasivo

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