eloquence B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/ See IPA manual Freq #33640 Meanings 1 noun The skill of speaking or writing in a powerful and persuasive way. The senator was famous for the eloquence of her speeches. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the skill of speaking or... fluency Word family Derived forms eloquentlyineloquence Common collocations persuasive eloquence Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin. eloquence Middle English ēloquentia Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eloquence **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/ **Frequency rank:** 33640 ## Meanings 1. The skill of speaking or writing in a powerful and persuasive way. ## Examples - The senator was famous for the eloquence of her speeches. ## Derived Forms - eloquently - ineloquence ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eloquence - Root: ēloquentia ## Etymology From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin. ## AI Etymology Eloquence comes from Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin. In current use, the main sense is “The skill of speaking or writing in a powerful and persuasive way”. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas markdown