Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [swey-zhuh n]
- /ˈsweɪ ʒən/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [swey-zhuh n]
- /ˈsweɪ ʒən/
Definitions of suasory word
- noun suasory the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion. 1
- noun suasory an instance of this; a persuasive effort. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of suasory
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Latin suāsiōn- (stem of suāsiō), equivalent to suās(us), past participle of suādēre to advise (suād-, verb stem + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > s) + -iōn- -ion
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Suasory
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suasory popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
suasory usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with su
- Words starting with sua
- Words starting with suas
- Words starting with suaso
- Words starting with suasor
- Words starting with suasory