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eloquent

adjectiveGraduateELO 1,400SATGRE
WORD COMPOSITION
rootlocto speak · Latinsuffix-entperforming, being in a state
DEFINITION

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

WEBSTER'S 1913

Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.

ETYMOLOGY

Latin 'eloquens', speaking

SYNONYMS
ANTONYMS
IN LITERATURE

This was by no means his idea of a man's duty in tribulation, about which he could be strenuously eloquent.

George Meredith, Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
✨ WORD STORY

Miriam stood at the edge of Florian Bianca, her voice ringing out eloquent as a choir over the wind. "Who needs cable cars when you have lungs like these?" she declared, leaving tourists gaping, not sure if they were witnessing a speech or a performance.

📖 TALE

At the Recoleta Cemetery, Ishaan listened as a tour guide's voice cut through the whisper of the wind, each word clear and compelling like the chime of a bell. The guide spoke with such eloquence that even the silent marble statues seemed to lean in to hear.

IN USE

The debate ended with an eloquent speech by Prime Minister Manuel Azaña pleading for the unanimity of the house "to condemn and exclude D.

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