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Eloquence

Eloquence Meaning & Definition
Eloquence Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Eloquence?

[n] powerful and effective language

Synonyms | Synonyms for Eloquence: fluency

Related Terms | Find terms related to Eloquence: articulacy | articulateness | debating | declamation | demagogism | elocution | expression | expressiveness | facility of speech | facundity | fervor | force | forcefulness | forensics | homiletics | lecturing | meaningfulness | oratory | passion | platform oratory | power | public speaking | pyrotechnics | rabble-rousing | rhetoric | speaking | speechcraft | speechification | speeching | speechmaking | spirit | stump speaking | vigor | wordcraft

See Also | expressive style | style

Eloquence In Webster's Dictionary

\El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr. eloquens. See {Eloquent}.] 1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance of the heart. --Hare. 2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope. The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence. --Macaulay. 3. That which is eloquently uttered or written. O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak. Syn: Oratory; rhetoric.

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