eloquent

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/ === Adjective === eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent) Fluently persuasive and articulate. Synonyms: articulate, well-spoken Effective in expressing meaning by speech. (medicine) Relating to areas in the brain that serve an identifiable neurological function, in which injury leads to focal deficits or disability. ==== Usage notes ==== Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “eloquent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “eloquent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ēloquēns. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌeː.loːˈkʋɛnt/ Hyphenation: elo‧quent Rhymes: -ɛnt === Adjective === eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst) eloquent Synonyms: welbespraakt, welsprekend, (uncommon) bespraakt ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === eloquent (strong nominative masculine singular eloquenter, comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten) eloquent Synonym: redegewandt ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Eloquenz === Further reading === “eloquent” in Duden online “eloquent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Middle French == === Etymology === From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”). === Adjective === eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes) eloquent ==== Related terms ==== eloquence