eloquent
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See also éloquent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)
- fluently persuasive and articulate
- effective in expressing meaning by speech
Usage notes [edit]
Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.
Synonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
- colloquial
- colloquium
- colloquy
- eloquent
- grandiloquent
- illocution
- interlocutor
- interlocution
- locution
- loquacious
- magniloquent
- perlocution
Translations [edit]
fluently persuasive and articulate
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effective in expressing meaning
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External links [edit]
- eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- eloquent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
German [edit]
Adjective [edit]
eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)
Synonyms [edit]
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Declension [edit]
positive forms of eloquent
| gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eloquent | sie ist eloquent | es ist eloquent | sie sind eloquent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eloquenter | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente |
| genitive | eloquenten | eloquenter | eloquenten | eloquenter | |
| dative | eloquentem | eloquenter | eloquentem | eloquenten | |
| accusative | eloquenten | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eloquente | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten |
| genitive | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | |
| dative | dem eloquenten | der eloquenten | dem eloquenten | den eloquenten | |
| accusative | den eloquenten | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eloquenter | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten |
| genitive | eines eloquenten | einer eloquenten | eines eloquenten | (keiner) eloquenten | |
| dative | einem eloquenten | einer eloquenten | einem eloquenten | (keinen) eloquenten | |
| accusative | einen eloquenten | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten | |
comparative forms of eloquent
superlative forms of eloquent
Middle French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)