Compelling vs Definite - What's the difference?
compelling | definite | Related terms |
Requiring urgent attention.
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, title= Forceful.
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, title= Having distinct limits.
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Free from any doubt.
Determined; resolved.
(linguistics) Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing.
Compelling is a related term of definite.
As adjectives the difference between compelling and definite
is that compelling is requiring urgent attention while definite is having distinct limits.As a verb compelling
is .As a noun definite is
(obsolete) anything that is defined or determined.compelling
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.}}
Chelsea 3-5 Arsenal, passage=Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.}}
definite
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- definite''' dimensions; a '''definite''' measure; a '''definite period or interval
- Elements combine in definite proportions.
- definite knowledge
- (Shakespeare)
- the definite article