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Webster 1913 Edition
Eloquent
El′o-quent
,Adj.
[F.
éloquent
, 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 preacherO Death, all-
What dust we dote on when ’t is man we love.
eloquent
! You only proveWhat 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.Webster 1828 Edition
Eloquent
EL'OQUENT
,Adj.
1.
Composed with elegance and spirit; elegant and animated; adapted to please, affect and persuade; as an eloquent address; an eloquent petition or remonstrance; an eloquent history.Definition 2024
eloquent
eloquent
See also: éloquent
English
Adjective
eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)
- fluently persuasive and articulate
- effective in expressing meaning by speech
Usage notes
Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Related terms
- colloquial
- colloquium
- colloquy
- eloquent
- grandiloquent
- illocution
- interlocutor
- interlocution
- locution
- loquacious
- magniloquent
- perlocution
Translations
fluently persuasive and articulate
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effective in expressing meaning
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External links
- eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- eloquent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)
Synonyms
Related terms
Declension
Positive forms of eloquent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eloquent | sie ist eloquent | es ist eloquent | sie sind eloquent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eloquenter | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente |
| genitive | eloquenten | eloquenter | eloquenten | eloquenter | |
| dative | eloquentem | eloquenter | eloquentem | eloquenten | |
| accusative | eloquenten | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eloquente | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten |
| genitive | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | |
| dative | dem eloquenten | der eloquenten | dem eloquenten | den eloquenten | |
| accusative | den eloquenten | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eloquenter | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten |
| genitive | eines eloquenten | einer eloquenten | eines eloquenten | (keiner) eloquenten | |
| dative | einem eloquenten | einer eloquenten | einem eloquenten | (keinen) eloquenten | |
| accusative | einen eloquenten | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten | |
Comparative forms of eloquent
Superlative forms of eloquent
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).
Adjective
eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)