eloquent
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eloquent
- /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloquor (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loquor (“to speak”).
adjective more eloquent · most eloquent
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Fluently persuasive and articulate.
an eloquent writer
Similar: articulate, well-spoken
- Effective in expressing meaning by speech. an eloquent article
- Relating to areas in the brain that serve an identifiable neurological function, in which injury leads to focal deficits or disability. 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 un
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: articulate, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, facile, fluent, silver, revealing, significant, instructive, meaningful, cogent, notable, vocal, remarkable, impressive, dramatic
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adj fluently persuasive and articulate
| Español | elocuente |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 雄弁な yūben na, 爽やかな sawayaka na, 三寸な sanzun na, 口八丁な kuchihatchō na |
| 中文 | 有口才 yǒu kǒucái, 口若懸河 /口若悬河 kǒuruòxuánhé, 能言善辯 /能言善辩 néngyán-shànbiàn |
| Português | eloquente |
| Français | éloquent |
| Deutsch | redegewandt, eloquent, wortgewandt |
| Italiano | eloquente |
| Ελληνικά | εύγλωττος évglottos, ευφραδής effradís |
| Română | elocvent |
| Русский | красноречи́вый krasnorečívyj |
| العربية | فَصِيح faṣīḥ, فُصْحَى fuṣḥā, بَلِيغ balīḡ, طَلِيق اللِّسَان ṭalīq al-lisān |
adj effective in expressing meaning
| 中文 | 雄辯的 /雄辩的 xióngbiàn de |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | सुवक्ता suvaktā |
| Português | eloquente |
| Français | éloquent |
| Italiano | loquace, articolato, verboso, pedissequo |
| Română | elocvent |
| Русский | вырази́тельный vyrazítelʹnyj |
| العربية | فَصِيح faṣīḥ, فُصْحَى fuṣḥā |
| עברית | אִישׁ דְּבָרִים ish dvarím |
Talk about this word "eloquent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eloquent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eloquent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eloquent "eloquent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eloquent.Cite this
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title = {eloquent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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