eloquent

See also: eloqüent and éloquent

English

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).

Pronunciation

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

eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)

  1. Fluently persuasive and articulate.
    an eloquent writer
  2. Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
    an eloquent article

Usage notes

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

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Further reading

  • eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • eloquent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

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)

  1. eloquent

Inflection

Inflection of eloquent
uninflected eloquent
inflected eloquente
comparative eloquenter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial eloquenteloquenterhet eloquentst
het eloquentste
indefinite m./f. sing. eloquenteeloquentereeloquentste
n. sing. eloquenteloquentereloquentste
plural eloquenteeloquentereeloquentste
definite eloquenteeloquentereeloquentste
partitive eloquentseloquenters

Synonyms


German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. eloquent
    Synonym: redegewandt

Declension

Further reading

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

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)

  1. eloquent
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