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eloquence
eloquencefluent and persuasive discourse: She speaks with such eloquence. Not to be confused with:elocution – the art of public speaking, emphasizing gesture, vocal production, and delivery; public speaking style: His elocution was powerful and persuasive.elucidation – clarification; making clear: Your method requires elucidation.el·o·quence E0095900 (ĕl′ə-kwəns)n.1. a. Persuasive, moving, or graceful discourse: "He has declined to believe Hermione's own honest eloquence" (Wendy Lesser).b. The skill or power of using such discourse: a writer known for her eloquence.2. The quality of persuasive, moving, or graceful expression: a passage of great eloquence.eloquence (ˈɛləkwəns) n1. ease in using language to best effect2. powerful and effective language3. the quality of being persuasive or movingel•o•quence (ˈɛl ə kwəns) n. 1. the ability to use language with fluency and aptness. 2. eloquent speech or writing. [1350–1400; < Latin] eloquencegraceful, forceful, or persuasive speech. — eloquent, adj.See also: Rhetoric and Rhetorical DevicesEloquence of lawyers: company of lawyers—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | eloquence - powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"fluency, smoothnessexpressive style, style - a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper" |
eloquencenoun1. fluency, effectiveness, oratory, expressiveness, persuasiveness, forcefulness, gracefulness, powerfulness the eloquence with which he delivered his message2. expressiveness, significance, meaningfulness, pointedness the eloquence of his gestureseloquencenounVivid, effective, or persuasive communication in speech or artistic performance:articulacy, articulateness, eloquentness, expression, expressiveness, expressivity, facundity.Translationseloquence (ˈeləkwəns) noun the power of expressing feelings or thoughts in words that impress or move other people. a speaker of great eloquence. 雄辯,口才 雄辩,口才 ˈeloquent adjectivean eloquent speaker/speech. 雄辯的,有說服力的 雄辩的,有说服力的 ˈeloquently adverb 雄辯地,生動地 雄辩地,富于表情地 Eloquence
EloquenceAmbrose, St.bees, prophetic of fluency, landed in his mouth. [Christian Hagiog: Brewster, 177]Antony, Markgives famous speech against Caesar’s assassins. [Br. Lit.: Julius Caesar]Arnall, Fatherhis sermons fill Stephen with the fear of hell-fire. [Br. Lit.: Joyce Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man]bees on the mouthpictorial and verbal symbol of eloquence. [Folklore and Christian Iconog.: Brewster, 177]Bragigod of poetry and fluent oration. [Norse Myth.: LLEI, I: 324]Calliopechief muse of poetic inspiration and oratory. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 177]Churchill, Winston(1874–1965) statesman whose rousing oratory led the British in WWII. [Br. Hist.: NCE, 556]Cicero(106–43 B. C.) orator whose forcefulness of presentation and melodious language is still imitated. [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 558]Demosthenes(382–322 B.C.) generally considered the greatest of the Greek orators. [Gk. Hist.: NCE, 559]Gettysburg AddressLincoln’s brief, moving eulogy for war dead (1863). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 286–287]King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929–1968) civil rights leader and clergyman whose pleas for justice won support of millions. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 1134]lotussymbol of eloquence. [Plant Symbolism: Flora Symbolica, 175]Mapple, Fatherpreaches movingly and ominously on Jonah. [Am. Lit.: Melville Moby Dick]Paine, Thomas(1737–1809) powerful voice of the colonies; wrote famous “Common Sense.” [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 369–370]Webster, Daniel(1782–1852) noted 19th-century American orator-politician. [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 539]eloquence
Synonyms for eloquencenoun fluencySynonyms- fluency
- effectiveness
- oratory
- expressiveness
- persuasiveness
- forcefulness
- gracefulness
- powerfulness
noun expressivenessSynonyms- expressiveness
- significance
- meaningfulness
- pointedness
Synonyms for eloquencenoun vivid, effective, or persuasive communication in speech or artistic performanceSynonyms- articulacy
- articulateness
- eloquentness
- expression
- expressiveness
- expressivity
- facundity
Synonyms for eloquencenoun powerful and effective languageSynonymsRelated Words |