eloquence
/ˈɛləkwəns
/noun [mass noun]
Fluent or persuasive speaking or writing: a preacher of great power and eloquence...
- They think human eloquence and argument can persuade unbelievers to repent and believe.
- This was the unbounded power of eloquence - of words - of burning noble words.
- It is a speech that cannot fail to thrill the reader for its noble and patriotic eloquence.
Synonyms
oratory, rhetoric, grandiloquence, magniloquence;
expressiveness, articulacy, articulateness, fluency, facility, persuasiveness;
diction, enunciation, locution;
command of language, power of speech
informal gift of the gab, way with words, blarney
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin eloquentia, from eloqui 'speak out', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + loqui 'speak'.