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French word
concluant
Pronunciation
IPA/kɔ̃klyɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectiveconvincing
Example
Ton argument est concluant.
Your argument is convincing.
More examples
Le résultat de l'enquête est concluant.
The investigation's result is convincing.
Core concept
A chain of evidence whose last link makes the proposed conclusion hold together.
Common phrases
argument concluant
convincing argument
résultat concluant
convincing result
Similar words
convaincant: Able to persuade someone with a clear explanation or sound arguments.
crédible: Seeming trustworthy and reliable as an account or source of evidence.
Definition in French
Qui, appliqué à une preuve ou un argument, montre que la conclusion est justifiée et acceptable.
Word origin
The adjective comes from French conclure, inherited from Latin concludere, and developed from its present participle to describe reasoning that supports a conclusion.
Usage tips
- The feminine form is concluante, as in une preuve concluante, so the adjective agrees with the noun it modifies.
Other meanings
- conclusiveadjective
Opposites
- douteuxdoubtfuladjective
Related words
- conclusionconclusionnoun
- conclureconcludeverb
- conclusifconclusiveadjective