Authority
Authority noun - The capacity to persuade.
Usage example: a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher
Convincingness and authority are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Convincingness" instead a noun "Authority".
Convincingness
Convincingness noun - The capacity to persuade.
Usage example: he spoke with such convincingness that we never dreamed he was lying
Authority and convincingness are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Authority" instead a noun "Convincingness".
Nearby Words: convincing, convincingly
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