eloquent

UK: /ˈɛləkwənt/ US: /ˈɛləkwənt/ ,(el′ə kwənt)

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el•o•quent /ˈɛləkwənt/   adj. 

1. skilled in or showing fluent, forceful, and appropriate speech:
   an eloquent teacher.
2. (of actions, gestures, etc.) forcefully showing feeling or emotion.

el•o•quence /ˈɛləkwəns/  n. [uncountable]
el•o•quent•ly, adv. See -loq-.

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el•o•quent  (el′ə kwənt), adj. 

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.

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

el′o•quent•ly, adv. 
el′o•quent•ness, n. 
Synonyms

Eloquent, fluent, articulate, expressive are adjectives that characterize speech or speakers notable for their effectiveness. Eloquent suggests clarity and power:
an eloquent plea for disarmament.
Fluent, with a root sense of flowing, refers to easy, smooth, facile speech:
fluent in three languages.
Articulate characterizes a clear and effective speaker or speech:
an articulate spokesman for tax reform.
Expressive focuses on rendering intelligible or meaningful the ideas or feelings of a speaker or writer and implies an especially effective, vivid use of language:
a deeply moving, powerfully expressive evocation of a city childhood.
See also fluent. 

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eloquent / ˈɛləkwənt/ adjective

1. (of speech, writing, etc) characterized by fluency and persuasiveness
2. visibly or vividly expressive, as of an emotion: an eloquent yawn

Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin ēloquēns, from ēloquī to speak out, from loquī to speak