éloquent
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French eloquent, from Old French eloquent, borrowed from Latin ēloquentem (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of ēloquī (“to speak out”), from ē- (“out”) + loquī (“to speak”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editéloquent (feminine éloquente, masculine plural éloquents, feminine plural éloquentes)
- eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate)
- eloquent; descriptive
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “éloquent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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