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el·o·quent

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–adjective

1.	having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.

2.	characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.

3.	movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME (< AF) < L éloquent- (s. of éloquéns, prp. of éloquī) speaking out, eloquent, equiv. to é- e- + loqu- speak + -ent- -ent

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—Related forms

el·o·quent·ly, adverb

el·o·quent·ness, noun

—Synonyms 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.

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el·o·quent Audio Help (ěl'ə-kwənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse: an eloquent speaker; an eloquent sermon.
Vividly or movingly expressive: a look eloquent with compassion. See Synonyms at expressive.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēloquēns, ēloquent-, present participle of ēloquī, to speak out; see elocution.]

el'o·quent·ly adv., el'o·quent·ness n.

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eloquent
adjective
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

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ˈeloquent adjective

Example: an eloquent speaker/speech

Arabic:	فَصيح، بَليغ
Chinese (Simplified):	雄辩的；有说服力的
Chinese (Traditional):	雄辯的；有說服力的
Czech:	výmluvný
Danish:	veltalende; retorisk
Dutch:	welsprekend
Estonian:	ilukõneline
Finnish:	kaunopuheinen
French:	éloquent
German:	redegewandt
Greek:	ευφραδής
Hungarian:	ékesszóló
Icelandic:	mælskur, sem er vel máli farinn
Indonesian:	fasih
Italian:	eloquente

Japanese:	雄弁な
Korean:	말 잘하는, 감명적인
Latvian:	daiļrunīgs
Lithuanian:	iškalbingas
Norwegian:	uttrykksfull, veltalende
Polish:	elokwentny, wymowny
Portuguese (Brazil):	eloqüente
Portuguese (Portugal):	eloquente
Romanian:	elocvent
Russian:	красноречивый
Slovak:	výrečný
Slovenian:	zgovoren
Spanish:	elocuente
Swedish:	vältalig
Turkish:	güzel konuşan

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Eloquent

El`o*cu"tion\, n. [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus, to speak out: cf. F. ['e]locution. See Eloquent.]

1. Utterance by speech. [R.]

[Fruit] whose taste . . . Gave elocution to the mute, and taught The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise. --Milton.

2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. "The elocution of a reader." --Whately

3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction. [Obs.]

To express these thoughts with elocution. --Dryden.

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