convinced
/kənˈvɪnst/adjective, verb
Believing something, often because of evidence
From English convinced (In a state of believing).
Lineage
Germanicnot directly attested
Selected stage
Modern English
convinced — Believing something, often because of evidence
The story
“Convinced” describes being in a state of belief, often because of evidence, though not always. It is also the simple past and past participle of “convince.” The available word history identifies these uses but does not establish the earlier origin of “convince” or explain how the adjective developed.
Words from the same roots
convinced · English, ‘In a state of believing’
Derivedunconvinced, convincedness, convincedly
Sources
- Wiktionaryconvinced