eloquent
[ el-uh-kwuh nt ]
/ ˈɛl ə kwənt /
adjective
having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.
characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.
movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.
Origin of eloquent
synonym study for eloquent
Eloquent,
fluent,
articulate,
expressive are adjectives that characterize speech or speakers notable for their effectiveness.
Eloquent suggests clarity and power:
an eloquent plea for disarmament.
Fluent, with a root sense of flowing, refers to easy, smooth, facile speech:
fluent in three languages.
Articulate characterizes a clear and effective speaker or speech:
an articulate spokesman for tax reform.
Expressive focuses on rendering intelligible or meaningful the ideas or feelings of a speaker or writer and implies an especially effective, vivid use of language:
a deeply moving, powerfully expressive evocation of a city childhood. See also
fluent.
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British Dictionary definitions for eloquent
eloquent
/ (ˈɛləkwənt) /
adjective
(of speech, writing, etc) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness
visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotion
an eloquent yawn
Derived forms of eloquent
eloquently, adverbWord Origin for eloquent
C14: from Latin
ēloquēns, from
ēloquī to speak out, from
loquī to speak