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| belles-lettres |
(used with a sing. verb) elegant or polished writing; literature regarded as having an aesthetic function, as distinguished from informative or persuasive writing. |
| ease out |
to cause (someone) to resign in the most gentle or persuasive way possible and without publicizing the fact. |
| eloquence |
powerful, impressive, or persuasive writing or esp. speaking. [1/2 definitions] |
| eloquent |
fluent, apt, and persuasive, as a speaker or a speech. [1/2 definitions] |
| low-pressure |
quietly persuasive; subtle. [1/3 definitions] |
| Odysseus |
the protagonist of The Odyssey, known for his cleverness and persuasive oratory; Ulysses. |
| persuasion |
ability to convince; persuasive force. [1/3 definitions] |
| pitch1 |
a particular wording or approach, designed to be attention-grabbing and persuasive, used in the promotion of a product for sale. [1/23 definitions] |
| potent |
persuasive or influential. [1/4 definitions] |
| sales talk |
a discussion or persuasive presentation designed to sell a product or win support for an idea or course of action. |
| silver |
pleasant-sounding, eloquent, or persuasive. [1/12 definitions] |
| silver-tongued |
persuasive or eloquent, esp. in speaking. |
| soft-spoken |
of words, spoken in a smooth, ingratiating, or persuasive manner. [1/2 definitions] |
| Sojourner Truth |
American evangelist, abolitionist, orator, and women's rights activist. An African American woman, Sojourner Truth had been enslaved before going on to become an evangelist as well as a moving and persuasive speaker on the subject of racial and gender equality; born Isabella Baumfree (b. 1797?--d. 1883). |
| strong |
persuasive; compelling. [1/13 definitions] |
| talking point |
a fact, idea, or view that is esp. persuasive or supportive of one side in an argument. |
| threadbare |
trite and not persuasive or interesting. [1/3 definitions] |
| unpersuasive |
combined form of persuasive. |
| weak |
not persuasive or convincing. [1/7 definitions] |
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