eloquentness

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el·o·quent

 (ĕl′ə-kwənt)
adj.
Capable of or characterized by eloquence: an eloquent speaker; an eloquent sermon.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ēloquēns, ēloquent-, present participle of ēloquī, to speak out; see elocution.]
el′o·quent·ly adv.
el′o·quent·ness n.
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eloquentness

noun
Vivid, effective, or persuasive communication in speech or artistic performance:
articulacy, articulateness, eloquence, expression, expressiveness, expressivity, facundity.
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