Persuasion, n.
- 1. Influence, inducement, incitement, suasion, bringing over.
- 2. Conviction, belief, opinion.
- 3. Conviction, creed, belief, doctrine, tenet, dogma, way of thinking, system of opinions.
Persuasive, a. Convincing, cogent, logical, valid, sound, weighty, inducing, persuasory.
Persuasive, n. Inducement, incitement, exhortation.
Pert, a.
- 1. Lively, brisk, smart, dapper, nimble, sprightly, perk.
- 2. Saucy, forward, bold, impertinent, impudent, flippant, free, presuming, malapert.
Pertain to.
- 1. Belong to, appertain to, be the property of.
- 2. Behoove, befit, beseem, be incumbent on, be the duty of, devolve on.
- 3. Regard, concern, relate to, refer to, answer to, have relation to.
Pertinacious, a.
- 1. Constant, steady, firm, determined, resolute, steadfast, stanch.
- 2. Stubborn, obstinate, dogged, wilful, mulish, unyielding, intractable, headstrong, perverse, wayward,
inflexible.
Pertinaciousness, n. See Pertinacity.
Pertinacity, n.
- 1. Resolution, determination, steadiness, constancy, inflexibility, firmness, perseverance, persistence,
persistency, pertinacy, tenacity of purpose.
- 2. Stubbornness, obstinacy, wilfulness, doggedness, headiness, mulishness, persistence, persistency.
Pertinence, Pertinency, n. Fitness, appropriateness, relevancy, appositeness, suitableness, applicability, propriety, patness.