eloquent
pronunciation
How to pronounce eloquent in British English:
UK [ˈeləkwənt]
How to pronounce eloquent in American English:
US [ˈeləkwənt]
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- Adjective:
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Word Origin
- eloquent
- eloquent: see ventriloquist
- eloquent (adj.)
- late 14c., from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "speaking, having the faculty of speech; eloquent," present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Eloquently.
Synonym
Example
- 1. But heartfelt , eloquent statements like this video seem to torment liberals .
- 2. We hire them because they 're eloquent , lucid , imaginative wordsmiths .
- 3. That 's a wise and eloquent answer , and one that reinforces the importance of all we 've been discussing .
- 4. Her expression is eloquent yet she struggles to find words for what she 's suffered .
- 5. His predecessor , the eloquent 69-year-old mr. stringer , offered a sweeping vision of harmony between content and the electronics to create experiences available only on sony products .