eloquence

[el-uh-kwuhns]

noun

1. the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.

2. eloquent language or discourse.

   a flow of eloquence.

eloquence

/ ˈɛləkwəns /

noun

1. ease in using language to best effect

2. powerful and effective language

3. the quality of being persuasive or moving

Other Word Forms

• noneloquence noun
• supereloquence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of eloquence¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ēloquentia, from ēloquent-, stem of ēloquēns “speaking out” ( eloquent ) + -ia -y ³; -ence

Example Sentences

My euphoria stemmed as much from the mandarin eloquence of the characters as from the unanticipated magic that can happen when a playwright finds his community of actors.

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They were glory days for players who respectively epitomise elegance and eloquence.

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One is simply to mark the beginning of a new administration in celebration and hope — and an occasional dose of eloquence.

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King was the kind of leader who comes along once in a lifetime, one with unmatched eloquence and passion.

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McKenna spoke his mind in public and private with elegiac and sometimes lengthy eloquence, but was frustrated at his lack of success in behind-the-scenes political maneuvering to advance his favored policies.

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