'Eloquence' definitions:
Definition of 'eloquence'
(from WordNet)
noun
Powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" [syn: eloquence, fluency, smoothness]
Definition of 'Eloquence'
From: GCIDE
- Eloquence \El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr. eloquens. See Eloquent.]
- 1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. [1913 Webster]
- Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance of the heart. --Hare. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. [1913 Webster]
- Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 3. That which is eloquently uttered or written. [1913 Webster]
- O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak.
- Syn: Oratory; rhetoric. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'eloquence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- articulacy,
- articulateness,
- debating,
- declamation,
- demagogism,
- elocution,
- expression,
- expressiveness,
- facility of speech,
- facundity,
- fervor,
- force,
- forcefulness,
- forensics,
- homiletics,
- lecturing,
- meaningfulness,
- oratory,
- passion,
- platform oratory,
- power,
- public speaking,
- pyrotechnics,
- rabble-rousing,
- rhetoric,
- speaking,
- speechcraft,
- speechification,
- speeching,
- speechmaking,
- spirit,
- stump speaking,
- vigor,
- wordcraft