eloquent
Fluently persuasive and articulateFluently persuasive and articulate.
» Tom is quite eloquent, isn't he?
Tom ist ziemlich redegewandt, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Том досить таки красномовний, чи не так? — deniko
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3 sensesFluently persuasive and articulate.
an eloquent writer
He certainly waxed eloquent on his article.
redegewandt, eloquent, wortgewandt
красноречи́выйkrasnorečívyj
Effective in expressing meaning by speech.
an eloquent article
вырази́тельныйvyrazítelʹnyj
Relating to areas in the brain that serve an identifiable neurological function, in which injury leads to focal deficits or disability.
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Examples
50 sentencesTom is quite eloquent, isn't he?
Том досить таки красномовний, чи не так? — deniko
deTom ist ziemlich redegewandt, nicht wahr? — wolfgangth
Tom is eloquent.
Том красномовний. — deniko
ruТом красноречив. — odexed
deTom ist redegewandt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm not an eloquent person.
Я не красномовна людина. — deniko
ruЯ не умею красиво говорить. — odexed
I'm not an eloquent man.
Я не красномовна людина. — deniko
ruЯ не умею красиво говорить. — odexed
Tom certainly is an eloquent speaker.
ruТом, несомненно, красноречивый оратор. — odexed
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, elFrom 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”).
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Forms
more eloquent, most eloquent| Comparative | more eloquent Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most eloquent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonyms- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively:facilefluentsilversilver-tonguedsmooth-spoken
Word family
22 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.