eloquent

See also: eloqüent and éloquent

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Latin eloquens (speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent), present participle of eloquor (to speak out), from e (out) + loquor (to speak).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/
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Adjective

eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)

  1. Fluently persuasive and articulate.
    Synonyms: articulate, well-spoken
    an eloquent writer
  2. Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
    an eloquent article
  3. (medicine) Relating to areas in the brain that serve an identifiable neurological function, in which injury leads to focal deficits or disability.
    • 2016 February 7, Caroline Davies, “Been anywhere nice this year? Brain surgery where patients are kept chatting”, in The Guardian:
      Lydiard was diagnosed shortly after new year following speech disturbance and subtle memory issues. He has a high-grade glioma, an aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in the left side. It is in the “eloquent brain”, very close to the part that controls speech, and would have been considered untreatable in the past.

Usage notes

Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.

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Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ēloquēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.loːˈkʋɛnt/
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  • Hyphenation: e‧lo‧quent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst)

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Inflection

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Synonyms

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

eloquent (strong nominative masculine singular eloquenter, comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)

  1. eloquent
    Synonym: redegewandt

Declension

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Further reading

  • eloquent” in Duden online
  • eloquent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle French

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), 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)

  1. eloquent
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