cogency

Questions about cogency

What does cogency mean?

cogency means "persuasive relevance". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cogency?

cogency has 3 syllables: co-gen-cy. The stress falls on "co". In IPA it is /ˈkoʊdʒənsi/.

What is another word for cogency?

Close synonyms include validity, rigor, rigour. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cogency a common word?

cogency is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.