cogent

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t/ UK /ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/ See IPA manual

Freq #68259

Meanings

1

adj
Clear, logical, and convincing.

She made a cogent argument for changing the policy.

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Synonyms

1 adj · clear, logical, and... telling

More compelling conclusive convincing indisputable

Opposites

debatable irrelevant uncogent

Word family

Derived forms cogency cogentlyincogentuncogent

Related forms cache coagulate squat

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Phrases (1)

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cogent evidence
evidence that strongly and convincingly supports a conclusion

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”).

*h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European cogent French cōgēns Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cogent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkoʊd͡ʒn̩t/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkəʊd͡ʒn̩t/
**Frequency rank:** 68259

## Meanings
1. Clear, logical, and convincing.

## Examples
- She made a cogent argument for changing the policy.

## Synonyms
- compelling
- conclusive
- convincing
- indisputable

## Antonyms
- debatable
- irrelevant
- uncogent

## Derived Forms
- cogency
- cogently
- incogent
- uncogent

## Related Forms
- cache
- coagulate
- squat

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₂eǵ-
- Root: cogent
- Root: cōgēns

## Etymology
From French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”).

## AI Etymology
Cogent is from French cogent, from Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō (“drive together, compel”), from cō + agō (“drive”). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *h₂eǵ- (Proto-Indo-European), cogent (French), and cōgēns (Latin). Current senses include clear, logical, and convincing. The wider family includes derived forms such as cogency, cogently, incogent, and uncogent and related words such as cache, coagulate, and squat.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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