eloquence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/
Etymology
From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) 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!
c. 1596–1598 (date written), W[illiam] Shakespeare, The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. […] (First Quarto), [London]: […] J[ames] Roberts [for Thomas Heyes], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], signature F2, recto:
- (countable) An eloquent utterance.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eloquences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
eloquentness · eloquency · eloquency
Translations (84)
pl elokwencja (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · nl welbespraaktheid (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · de Redseligkeit (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · eo elokvento (eloquent utterance) · tr konuşma sanatı (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh краснорјѐчиво̄ст (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sa सुवचन (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · nb språkferdighet (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · tg фасоҳат (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sl zgovornost (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ar بَلَاغَة (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh rjèčitōst (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh krasnorèčivōst (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sk výrečnosť (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ta சொல்வன்மை (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · cs výřečnost (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · tg балоғат (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · bg красноречи́вост (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · be красамо́ўства (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · pa ਫ਼ਸਾਹਤ (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ro elocvență (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · la ēloquentia (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · uk красномо́вність (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh рјѐчито̄ст (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ta பேச்சுத்திறன் (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ja 雄弁 (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · grc καλλιρρημοσύνη (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · eo elokventeco (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sv vältalighet (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · unm wëlaptunheokàn (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi सुवचन (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh rèčitōst (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · pa ਬਲਾਗ਼ਤ (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · el ευγλωττία (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ur بَلَاغَت (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · non málsnilld (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · nl eloquentie (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · de Redegewandtheit (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · es elocuencia (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi फ़साहत (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · la fācundia (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ru красноре́чие (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ur فَصَاحَت (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · mk красноречивост (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · cmn 口才 (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · de Eloquenz (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · uk красномо́вство (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh рѐчито̄ст (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi वक्तृता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · mk речитост (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh краснорѐчиво̄ст (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ar فَصَاحَة (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · la ēloquium (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi वाक्पटुता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi बलाग़त (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sw usemaji (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · it eloquenza (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi वाग्मिता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · cmn 雄辯 /雄辩 (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · non málsnild (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sa वाक्पटुता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · nb veltalenhet (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · bg красноре́чие (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · fr éloquence (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · frm eloquence (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · de Beredsamkeit (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · tr belagat (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hi वाक्चातुर्य (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sh krasnorjèčivōst (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · pt eloquência (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sa वाक्चातुर्य (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · fi kaunopuheisuus (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · cs výmluvnost (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · de Sprachfertigkeit (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hu ékesszólás (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sa वक्तृता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ru красноречивость (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · fa بَلَاغَت (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sv elokvens (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · hu beszédkészség (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · el ευφράδεια (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · sa वाग्मिता (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · fa فَصَاحَت (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing) · ca eloqüència (the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing)