eloquence

noun
/ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/

Etymology

From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.

  1. derived from ēloquentia
  2. derived from eloquence
  3. inherited from eloquence

Definitions

  1. The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

    • speak with eloquence
    • express oneself with eloquence
    • Thy paleneſſe [var. plainness] moues me more then eloquence, And heere chooſe I, ioy be the conſequence!
  2. An eloquent utterance.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for eloquence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA