eloquence
noun/ˈɛl.ə.kwəns/
Etymology From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.
1
The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
- speak with eloquence
- express oneself with eloquence
1 more example
- Thy paleneſſe [var. plainness] moues me more then eloquence, And heere chooſe I, ioy be the conſequence!c. 1596–1598 (date written), W[illiam] Shakespeare, The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. […] (First Quarto), [London]: […] J[ames] Roberts [for Thomas Heyes], published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], signature F2, recto:
2
An eloquent utterance.
- Derived terms
- eloquently, ineloquence