Convincible

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Open to being influenced or changed in beliefs or opinions through logical reasoning or persuasive dialogue
2. Able to accept change in views or beliefs when presented with sound arguments
3. Willing to reconsider opinions as new convincing evidence or reasons are shown

Etymology: "Convincible" is a plain formation: the verb "convince" with the suffix "-ible," which attaches to verb stems to mean "able to be" or "capable of being" something. So a convincible person is one who can be convinced, open to being persuaded by good reasons. The suffix does the work here. English has many such pairs, such as "divisible" or "visible," where "-ible" turns an action into a capacity. "Convince" itself came into English from Latin "convincere," meaning "to overcome" or "to prove conclusively," built from "con-" (together, thoroughly) and "vincere" (to conquer), so the word carries a sense of being conquered by argument.

Synonyms: persuasive, believable, plausible, credible, acceptable

Antonyms: unconvincing, implausible, incredible, unbelievable, dubious