About The Word Eloquent
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Eloquent
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What's The Definition Of Eloquent?
[adj] expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Eloquent: articulate | facile | fluent | silver | silver-tongued | smooth-spoken Related Terms | Find terms related to Eloquent: affecting | ardent | articulate | Ciceronian | cogent | convincing | declamatory | Demosthenian | Demosthenic | effective | elocutionary | expressive | facile | facund | felicitous | fervent | fervid | fluent | forceful | forensic | free-speaking | free-spoken | glib | graphic | high | impassioned | impressive | incisive | indicative | lofty | loud-speaking | loud-spoken | meaningful | oratorical | outspoken | passionate | persuasive | plain-speaking | plain-spoken | poignant | potent | powerful | pregnant | revealing | rhetorical | rich | sententious | significant | silver | silver-tongued | slick | smooth | smooth-spoken | smooth-tongued | soft-speaking | soft-spoken | speaking | spellbinding | striking | suggestive | talkative | talking | telling | touching | trenchant | true-speaking | Tullian | vivid | vocal | voluble | well-spoken See Also | Eloquent In Webster's Dictionary \El"o*quent\, a. [F. ['e]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis,
p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak.
See {Loquacious}.]
1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible
arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective
manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.
O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove What dust we
dote on when 't is man we love. --Pope.
2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts
arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address
or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.
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