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eloquent

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˈɛɫəkwənt// UK //ˈɛləkwənt// elo·quent

adj. able to express ideas clearly and beautifully in speech or writing. You use this to describe someone who speaks in a way that easily persuades or moves people.

adj. fluent, persuasive, and articulate in speech or writing. Often used to describe language that clearly and powerfully expresses an emotion or idea.


SIMPLE

She is an eloquent speaker who always captures the audience's attention.

CONTEXTUAL

The lawyer made an eloquent plea to the jury, carefully choosing words that highlighted the defendant's difficult childhood.

COMPLEX

Though he rarely spoke during the committee meetings, his eventual defense of the conservation policy was so eloquent that it swayed even the most stubborn opponents.

Synonyms
Origin

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”).

Usage

Typically used attributively before a noun or predicatively after a linking verb; frequently pairs with nouns like 'speech', 'speaker', or 'plea'.

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