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.

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Origin of eloquent

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Latin ēloquent- (stem of ēloquēns, present participle of ēloquī) speaking out, eloquent, equivalent to ē- e-¹ + loqu- speak + -ent- -ent

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.

OTHER WORDS FROM eloquent

el·o·quent·ly, adverbel·o·quent·ness, nounnon·el·o·quent, adjectivenon·el·o·quent·ly, adverb

qua·si-el·o·quent, adjectivequa·si-el·o·quent·ly, adverbsu·per·el·o·quent, adjectivesu·per·el·o·quent·ly, adverbun·el·o·quent, adjectiveun·el·o·quent·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH eloquent

elegant eloquent

Words nearby eloquent

elongate, elongation, elope, elopement, eloquence, eloquent, elpenor, elroy, els, elsa, elsan

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Example sentences from the Web for eloquently

As my fellow students have eloquently demonstrated, we need feminism.
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No one does either as brilliantly or eloquently as Sandra Bullock.
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But the "shot heard round the world," of which Emerson so eloquently sings, produced no echo in the hearts of French Canadians.
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If he has only put them as eloquently into his book as he talks of them he will at least be read.
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Eloquently but incoherently in Spanish, French and English he poured forth his thanks.
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He prepared a long and eloquently worded plan on this subject, which pleased and excited every body.
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Camille's beautiful hand laid upon his eloquently interrupted him.
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British Dictionary definitions for eloquently

eloquent

/ (ˈɛləkwənt) /

adjective

(of speech, writing, etc) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness

visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotionan eloquent yawn

Derived forms of eloquent

eloquently, adverb

Word Origin for eloquent

C14: from Latin ēloquēns, from ēloquī to speak out, from loquī to speak

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