eloquent

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Able to express ideas clearly and in a powerful, persuasive way.

   She gave an eloquent speech that moved the whole audience.

2. 2
   adj

   Clearly showing or expressing a feeling without using words.

   Her eloquent silence told us everything we needed to know.

Simplified etymology

Eloquent, recorded in late Middle English, ultimately derives from Latin loqui, meaning “to speak.” Elocution, loquacious, and ventriloquist come from the same root.

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”).

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