éloquent
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited 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 edit
Adjective edit
éloquent (feminine éloquente, masculine plural éloquents, feminine plural éloquentes)
- eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate)
- eloquent; descriptive
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “éloquent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.