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nounthe practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness. eloquent language or discourse: a flow of eloquence. Origin of eloquence1350–1400; Middle English <Anglo-French <Latin ēloquentia.See eloquent, -ence OTHER WORDS FROM eloquencenon·el·o·quence, nounsu·per·el·o·quence, nounWords nearby eloquenceEloise, elongate, elongation, elope, elopement, eloquence, eloquent, El Oued, El Paso, Elpenor, El Pensador Mexicano Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for eloquenceWall Street Journal: “Begley has a great many strengths—concision, eloquence, an eagle eye—and few of the usual shortcomings.” The Best Biographies of 2014 (So Far)|Scott Porch|July 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST As sometime Davos attendee Bill Clinton once said, “Explanation is eloquence.” Obama Wants to Fight Income Inequality…With More Free Trade?|Lloyd Green|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST He turned his trial into an indictment of apartheid because of his eloquence and passion, but also his training as an advocate. Full Text of President Obama's Eulogy for Nelson Mandela|The Daily Beast|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST His eloquence can require a healthy discount to make distinct the difference between words and actions. Obama’s Stirring U.N. Speech: John Avlon|John Avlon|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Just days later, Democrats rehabilitated the uses of eloquence. Obama, Clinton Scored Back to Back Home Runs With Their Speeches|Robert Shrum|September 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST In these debates Lincoln often seemed like one transfigured—carried away by his own eloquence and the force of his conviction. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln|Francis Fisher Browne But poor Markham had all the eloquence of a partially ruined man. At His Gates, Vol. 1(of 3)|Margaret Oliphant Nikolai Artemyevitch was admiring his own eloquence as he talked. Sir Michael, not possessing the gift of eloquence himself, beckoned to his elder brother to speak. Neither of these four distinct examples of argument and eloquence has ever been surpassed in their separate fields. Abraham Lincoln|William Eleroy Curtis
British Dictionary definitions for eloquence
nounease in using language to best effect powerful and effective language the quality of being persuasive or moving Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to eloquencevigor, poise, expressiveness, wit, passion, fervor, fluency, force, facility, loquacity, style, oratory, diction, oration, appeal, ability, power, articulation, persuasiveness, delivery |