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

But Stoppard has left theatrical riches that will entice audiences for generations through their intellectual exuberance, preternatural eloquence and omnivorous delight.

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The New York Times said Nehru had "electrified his countrymen with a speech of soaring eloquence".

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Don't win games and the eloquence of the greatest orator will not save him.

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“They are euphoric,” he writes in “Hostage,” a book of startling eloquence, unimaginable anguish and exceptionally restrained rage.

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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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