Eloquent Meaning
/ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjFluently persuasive and articulate.
adjEffective in expressing meaning by speech.
Sentence Examples
The eloquent campaigner was elected hands down.
The boy became more eloquent.
We were deeply impressed by the lecturer's eloquent speech.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ speaker convinced the jury with his powerful words.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ campaigner was elected hands down.
Word Origin & History
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”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Lydiard was diagnosed shortly after new year following speech disturbance and subtle memory issues. He has a high-grade glioma, an aggressive malignant primary brain tumour in the left side. It is in the “eloquent brain”, very close to the part that controls speech, and would have been considered untreatable in the past."
— 2016 February 7, Caroline Davies, “Been anywhere nice this year? Brain surgery where patients are kept chatting”, in The Guardian:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ speaker convinced the jury with his powerful words.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ campaigner was elected hands down.