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co⋅gent
[koh-juh
nt] 
–adjective
| 1. | convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling. |
| 2. | to the point; relevant; pertinent. |
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| co·gent (kō'jənt) adj. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid. [Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots.] co'gen·cy (-jən-sē) n., co'gent·ly adv. |
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Cogent
Co"gent\ (k[=o]"j[e^]nt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.]1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.] The cogent force of nature. --Prior. 2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted. No better nor more cogent reason. --Dr. H. More. Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall. The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands, Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands. --Cowper. Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive; convincing; conclusive; influential.
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Language Translation for : cogent
Spanish:
contundente,
German:
überzeugend,
Japanese:
説得力のある
cogent
1659, from Fr. cogent "necessary, urgent" (14c.), from L. cogentem (nom. cogens), prp. of cogere "to curdle, to compel, to collect," from com- "together" + agere "to drive" (see act).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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