eloquent

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See also: eloqüent and éloquent

English

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Etymology

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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

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Adjective

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eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)

  1. Fluently persuasive and articulate.
    Synonyms: articulate, well-spoken
    an eloquent writer
  2. Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
    an eloquent article
  3. (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

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Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ēloquēns.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌeː.loːˈkʋɛnt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: e‧lo‧quent
  • Rhymes: -ɛnt

Adjective

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eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst)

  1. eloquent
    Synonyms: welbespraakt, welsprekend, (uncommon) bespraakt

Declension

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Declension 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
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German

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eloquent (strong nominative masculine singular eloquenter, comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)

  1. eloquent
    Synonym: redegewandt

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Further reading

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  • eloquent” in Duden online
  • eloquent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle French

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Etymology

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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

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eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)

  1. eloquent
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