eloquent

[ el-uh-kwuhnt ]

/ ˈɛl ə kwənt /

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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

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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

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How to use eloquent in a sentence

As my fellow students have eloquently demonstrated, we need feminism.
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Bernardin defended himself eloquently at a press conference.
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When he discovered the monster who was planning this crime, he pleaded so eloquently that pussys life was saved.
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Then they learn to discourse eloquently on the benefits of commerce, whilst in reality they are completely indifferent to it.
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A slight deepening of the red on his cheeks told eloquently enough that he did understand that.
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The eyes often speak more eloquently than words, and Mark's eyes told her the story of his devotion a hundred times a day.
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The heart speaks eloquently in symbols first, and afterwards in stumbling words.
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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 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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