eloquent
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
1synonym study For eloquent
Other words from eloquent
- el·o·quent·ly, adverb
- el·o·quent·ness, noun
- non·el·o·quent, adjective
- non·el·o·quent·ly, adverb
- qua·si-el·o·quent, adjective
- qua·si-el·o·quent·ly, adverb
- su·per·el·o·quent, adjective
- su·per·el·o·quent·ly, adverb
- un·el·o·quent, adjective
- un·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.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAs McCain so eloquently stated Monday, we must not “risk our national honor to prevail in this or any war.”
Why the Muslim World Isn’t Flipping Out Over the CIA Torture Report | Dean Obeidallah | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFrancisco Goldman has written eloquently about the death of his wife.
Mexico City: Francisco Goldman’s Other Lost Love | Jason Berry | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs a similar Tumblr so eloquently states: “Your Balls Are Not That Big.”
Online Shaming Gives Creeps the Spotlight They Deserve | Samantha Allen | September 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBernardin 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.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThen they learn to discourse eloquently on the benefits of commerce, whilst in reality they are completely indifferent to it.
Skipper Worse | Alexander Lange KiellandA slight deepening of the red on his cheeks told eloquently enough that he did understand that.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneThe eyes often speak more eloquently than words, and Mark's eyes told her the story of his devotion a hundred times a day.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnThe heart speaks eloquently in symbols first, and afterwards in stumbling words.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for eloquent
/ (ˈɛləkwənt) /
(of speech, writing, etc) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness
visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotion: an eloquent yawn
Origin of eloquent
1Derived forms of eloquent
- eloquently, adverb
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