the quality or condition of being cogent; power to convince
Word origin
ML cogencia
cogency in American English
(ˈkoudʒənsi)
noun
the quality or state of being convincing or persuasive
The cogency of the argument was irrefutable
Word origin
[1680–90; cog(ent) + -ency]This word is first recorded in the period 1680–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: gangway, picket, skyrocket, timekeeper, turnoff
Examples of 'cogency' in a sentence
cogency
Despite everything she had said, despite the cogency of her self-analysis.
Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
It's a production with cohesion and cogency.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Opinions will differ about the cogency or necessity of that.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But those objections were of limited cogency.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But any sense of cogency wears thin over nearly three hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The reason has nothing to do with the cogency of the economists' case.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
They need to be held to account on the basis of cogency, viability and other criteria.
The Times Literary Supplement (2016)
She gathered cogency as the plot's travails mounted, though always seemed a polite arm's length from the characters' passions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It is likely that the persuasive cogency of the show came from having been constructed by an insider.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
This brings us to my second criterion for assessing a modern production of an ancient drama - its intellectual cogency.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
Synonyms of 'cogency'
conviction, force, power, strength
More Synonyms of cogency
(noun)
Synonyms
conviction
force
He changed our world through the force of his ideas.
power
the power of his rhetoric
strength
He was surprised at the strength of his own feeling.
potency
Her remarks have added potency given the current situation.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of force
Definition
intellectual or moral influence
He changed our world through the force of his ideas.
Synonyms
influence,
power,
effect,
authority,
weight,
strength,
punch (informal),
significance,
effectiveness,
validity,
efficacy,
soundness,
persuasiveness,
cogency,
bite
in the sense of potency
Her remarks have added potency given the current situation.
Synonyms
persuasiveness,
force,
strength,
muscle,
effectiveness,
sway,
forcefulness,
cogency,
impressiveness
in the sense of power
Definition
political, financial, or social force or authority