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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning; convincing: a cogent argument. See Synonyms at valid.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Compelling by physical force; potent; irresistible by physical means.
  2. Compelling assent or conviction; appealing powerfully to the intellect or moral sense; not easily denied or refuted: as, a cogent reason or argument.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Reasonable and convincing; based on evidence.
  2. adj. Appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning.
  3. adj. Forcefully persuasive.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. obsolete Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful.
  2. adj. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. powerfully persuasive

Etymologies

  1. From Latin cōgēns, present active participle of cōgō ("drive together, compel"), from + agō ("drive"). (Wiktionary)
  2. Latin cōgēns, cōgent-, present participle of cōgere, to force : co-, co- + agere, to drive; see ag- in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • Prolagus The most cogent reason for restricting the interference of government is the great evil of adding unnecessarily to its power.
    (John Stuart Mill) Mar 21, 2008

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