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validness
[val-id] 
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cogency
[koh-juhn-see]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effectiveness |
| Synonyms: | bearing, concern, connection, conviction, convincingness, force, forcefulness, pertinence, point, potency, power, punch, relevance, strength, validity, validness |
| Antonyms: | impotence, ineffectiveness, invalidity, weakness |
| Main Entry: | force |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mental power, energy |
| Synonyms: | ability, authority, bite*, capability, coercion, cogency, competence, determination, dominance, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, efficacy, emphasis, fierceness, forcefulness, gumption, guts*, impressiveness, influence, intensity, intestinal fortitude, obligation, persistence, persuasiveness, point, pressure, puissance, punch, push, requirement, sapience, stress, validity, validness, vehemence, vigor, willpower |
| Antonyms: | incompetence, weakness |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | goal, aim |
| Synonyms: | appeal, attraction, bottom line, charm, cogency, design, effectiveness, end, fascination, intent, intention, interest, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, object, objective, punch*, purpose, reason, significance, use, usefulness, utility, validity, validness |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | punch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | energy, vigor |
| Synonyms: | bite, cogency, drive, effectiveness, force, forcefulness, impact, point, validity, validness, verve |
| Antonyms: | idleness, lethargy, unenthusiasm |
| Main Entry: | validity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | genuineness, lawfulness |
| Synonyms: | authority, cogency, effectiveness, efficacy, force, foundation, gravity, grounds, legality, legitimacy, persuasiveness, point, potency, power, punch, right, soundness, strength, substance, validness, weight |
| Antonyms: | invalidity |
| Main Entry: | believability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | verisimilitude |
| Synonyms: | believableness, credibility, credibleness, creditability, creditableness, likelihood, plausibility, plausibleness, validity, validness |
| Main Entry: | credibleness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believableness |
| Synonyms: | believability, credibility, creditability, creditableness, plausibility, plausibleness, reliability, reliableness, trustworthiness, validity, validness, verisimilitude |
| Main Entry: | creditability |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believability |
| Synonyms: | believableness, credibility, credibleness, creditableness, plausibility, plausibleness, reliability, reliableness, trustworthiness, validity, validness, verisimilitude |
| Main Entry: | creditableness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | believability |
| Synonyms: | believableness, credibility, credibleness, creditability, plausibility, plausibleness, reliability, reliableness, trustworthiness, validity, validness, verisimilitude |
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