eloquent
English edit
Etymology edit
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)
- Fluently persuasive and articulate.
- Synonyms: articulate, well-spoken
- an eloquent writer
- Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
- an eloquent article
- (medicine) Relating to areas in the brain that serve an identifiable neurological function, in which injury leads to focal deficits or disability.
- 2016 February 7, Caroline Davies, “Been anywhere nice this year? Brain surgery where patients are kept chatting”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Lydiard was diagnosed shortly after new year following speech disturbance and subtle memory issues. He has a high-grade glioma, an aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in the left side. It is in the “eloquent brain”, very close to the part that controls speech, and would have been considered untreatable in the past.
Usage notes edit
Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.
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Translations edit
fluently persuasive and articulate
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effective in expressing meaning
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Further reading edit
- “eloquent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “eloquent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ēloquēns.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of eloquent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eloquent | |||
| inflected | eloquente | |||
| comparative | eloquenter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | eloquent | eloquenter | het eloquentst het eloquentste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste |
| n. sing. | eloquent | eloquenter | eloquentste | |
| plural | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste | |
| definite | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste | |
| partitive | eloquents | eloquenters | — | |
Synonyms edit
- bespraakt (uncommon)
- welbespraakt
- welsprekend
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German edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
eloquent (strong nominative masculine singular eloquenter, comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)
- eloquent
- Synonym: redegewandt
Declension edit
Positive forms of eloquent
Comparative forms of eloquent
Superlative forms of eloquent
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Further reading edit
Middle French edit
Etymology edit
From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).
Adjective edit
eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)