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Definitions for Eloquent

[1] having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech: an eloquent orator.
[2] characterized by forceful and appropriate expression: an eloquent speech.
[3] movingly expressive: looks eloquent of disgust.
[4] (of speech, writing, etc) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness
[5] visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotion an eloquent yawn

Words related to Eloquent

outspoken, vivid, impassioned, forceful, persuasive, powerful, articulate, ardent, poignant, touching, moving, vocal, affecting, passionate, expressive, fervent, stirring, revealing, fervid, fluent

Words nearby Eloquent

elongate, elongation, elope, elopement, eloquence, eloquent, elpenor, elroy, els, elsa, elsan

Origin of Eloquent

1350–1400; Middle English (< Anglo-French ) < Latin ēloquent- (stem of ēloquēns, present participle of ēloquī ) speaking out, eloquent, equivalent to ē- e-1 + loqu- speak + -ent- -ent

Words that may be confused with Eloquent

elegant, eloquent

Other words from Eloquent

el·o·quent·ly , adverb
el·o·quent·ness , noun
non·el·o·quent , adjective
non·el·o·quent·ly , adverb
qua·si-el·o·quent , adjective
qua·si-el·o·quent·ly , adverb
su·per·el·o·quent , adjective
su·per·el·o·quent·ly , adverb
un·el·o·quent , adjective
un·el·o·quent·ly , adverb

Word origin for Eloquent

C14: from Latin ēloquēns, from ēloquī to speak out, from loquī to speak

Synonyms for Eloquent

affecting, ardent, articulate, expressive, fervent, forceful, impassioned, moving, outspoken, passionate, persuasive, poignant, powerful, revealing, stirring, touching, vivid, vocal, facund, fervid, fluent, glib, grandiloquent, graphic, impressive, indicative, magniloquent, meaningful, potent, rhetorical, sententious, significant, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, suggestive, telling, voluble, well-expressed