eloquent

el·o·quent  (l-kwnt)

adj.

1. Characterized by persuasive, powerful discourse: an eloquent speaker; an eloquent sermon.

2. Vividly or movingly expressive: a look eloquent with compassion. See Synonyms at expressive.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin loquns, loquent-, present participle of loqu, to speak out; see elocution.]

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elo·quent·ly adv.

elo·quent·ness n.

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eloquent [ˈɛləkwənt]

adj

1. (of speech, writing, etc.) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness

2. visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotion an eloquent yawn

[from Latin ēloquēns, from ēloquī to speak out, from loquī to speak]

eloquently  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

eloquent - expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, fluent, facile, silver articulate - expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language; "articulate speech"; "an articulate orator"; "articulate beings"

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eloquent

adjective

1. silver-tongued, moving, powerful, effective, stirring, articulate, persuasive, graceful, forceful, fluent, expressive, well-expressed He made a very eloquent speech at the dinner.
silver-tongued halting, stumbling, faltering, hesitant, speechless, inarticulate, tongue-tied, wordless

2. expressive, telling, pointed, revealing, significant, pregnant, vivid, meaningful, indicative, suggestive Her only reply was an eloquent glance at the clock.

Translations

eloquent [ˈeləkwənt] ADJ [person, speech] → elocuente; [gesture, look, silence] → revelador, elocuente
his lawyer made an eloquent plea for leniency → su abogado solicitó con elocuencia que el juez fuese indulgente
to be eloquent proof of sth → ser una prueba fehaciente de algo
see also wax ²

eloquent [ˈɛləkwənt] adj [person] → éloquent(e); [speech, statement, plea] → éloquent(e)

eloquent

adj

(= persuasive) speech, words → gewandt; statement, tribute, plea → wortgewandt; person → redegewandt; his lawyer made an eloquent plea for leniency → sein Anwalt bat mit gewandten Worten um Milde; to be eloquent about or on something → mit schönen Worten über etw (acc) → reden; to be eloquent in describing/recommending something → etw mit gewandten or schönen Worten beschreiben/empfehlen; to wax eloquent (about or on something) → (von etw) schwärmen

(fig) hands, voice → ausdrucksvoll; gesture → beredt; silence → beredt, vielsagend; to be or give eloquent testimony to something → ein beredtes Zeugnis für etw sein, etw beredt bezeugen; to be eloquent proof of something → ein überzeugender Beweis für etw sein

eloquent [ˈɛləkw/ənt] adj → eloquente