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Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Meaning of "eloquence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELOQUENCE

eloquence  [ˈɛləkwəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELOQUENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eloquence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELOQUENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eloquence

Eloquence

Eloquence is fluent, forcible, elegant or persuasive speaking. It is primarily the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. The term is also used for writing in a fluent style. The concept of eloquence dates to the ancient Greeks, Calliope, being the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence. "The Effects of Trim's Eloquence". George Cruikshank's illustration to Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Eloquence derives from the Latin roots: ē, meaning "out, " and loqui, a deponent verb meaning "to speak." Thus, being eloquent is having the ability to project words fluidly out of the mouth and the ability to understand and command the language in such a way that one employs a graceful style coupled with the power of persuasion, or just being extremely graceful in the interpretation of communication. Petrarch, in his study program of the classics and antiquity focused attention on language and communication.

Definition of eloquence in the English dictionary

The first definition of eloquence in the dictionary is ease in using language to best effect. Other definition of eloquence is powerful and effective language. Eloquence is also the quality of being persuasive or moving.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELOQUENCE


consequence
ˈkɒnsɪkwəns
frequence
ˈfriːkwəns
grandiloquence
ɡrænˈdɪləkwəns
inconsequence
ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwəns
ineloquence
ɪnˈɛləkwəns
infrequence
ɪnˈfriːkwəns
magniloquence
mæɡˈnɪləkwəns
main-sequence
meɪn ˈsiːkwəns
multiloquence
mʌlˈtɪləkwəns
sequence
ˈsiːkwəns
somniloquence
sɒmˈnɪləkwəns
subsequence
ˈsʌbsɪkwəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELOQUENCE

elocutionary
elocutionist
elocutory
elodea
elogist
Elohim
Elohist
eloign
eloignment
eloin
eloinment
elongate
elongated
elongation
elope
elopement
eloper
elops
eloquent
eloquently

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELOQUENCE

affluence
amino acid sequence
at your convenience
confluence
congruence
consensus sequence
DNA sequence
effluence
Fibonacci sequence
film sequence
fluence
gene sequence
in consequence
incongruence
influence
insertion sequence
logical consequence
main sequence
noninfluence
sphere of influence
under the influence

Synonyms and antonyms of eloquence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ELOQUENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eloquence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eloquence

Translation of «eloquence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELOQUENCE

Find out the translation of eloquence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eloquence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eloquence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

口才
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elocuencia
570 millions of speakers

English

eloquence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वाग्मिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بلاغة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красноречие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eloqüência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাগ্মিতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éloquence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kefasihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beredsamkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

雄弁
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

웅변
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eloquence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tài hùng biện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்றிரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाक्पटुता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

belagat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eloquenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elokwencja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

красномовство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elocvență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευγλωττία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

welsprekendheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vältalighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

veltalenhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eloquence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELOQUENCE»

The term «eloquence» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.441 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELOQUENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eloquence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eloquence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eloquence

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10 QUOTES WITH «ELOQUENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eloquence.
1
William R. Alger
False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.
2
William C. Bryant
Eloquence is the poetry of prose.
3
Nicolas Chamfort
The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society.
4
Michael Eric Dyson
I think public intellectuals have a responsibility - to be self-critical on the one hand, to do serious, nuanced work rigorously executed; but to also be able to get off those perches and out of those ivory towers and speak to the real people who make decisions; to speak truth to power and the powerless with lucidity and eloquence.
5
Frederick William Faber
Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.
6
Robert Fitzgerald
In fact, eloquence in English will inevitably make use of the Latin element in our vocabulary.
7
David Lloyd George
The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.
8
Heinrich Heine
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and to speak well are two things. A fool may talk, but a wise man speaks.
9
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Every idea is an incitement... eloquence may set fire to reason.
10
Ben Jonson
Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELOQUENCE»

Discover the use of eloquence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eloquence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vernacular Eloquence: What Speech Can Bring to Writing
A writing guide for the twenty-first century, Vernacular Eloquence explores how the variety of ways the spoken word can enhance the written word, drawing on examples from blogs, email, and other recent trends.
Peter Elbow, 2012
2
Democratic Eloquence: The Fight Over Popular Speech in ...
. . . Cmiel manages to do justice to both sides."--Christopher Lasch, author of "The Culture of Narcissism" "Every scholar interested in the English language will put this book next to Mencken and Baugh.
Kenneth Cmiel, 1990
3
Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth and Story to Awaken the ...
Drawing from mythology, medicine, biology and energetic healing, she finds the essential stories that characterize each organ of the human body, and trains us how to use these resources to identify the messages that our organs are ...
Nancy Mellon, 2008
4
The Eloquence of Color: Rhetoric and Painting in the French ...
"--Michael Fried, author of "Absorption and Theatricality: Painting and the Beholder in the Age of Diderot" "Jacqeline Lichtenstein's groundbreaking contribution to intellectual history reconstructs the history of the age-old debate between ...
Jacqueline Lichtenstein, 1993
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On Eloquence
A noteworthy addition to Donoghues long-term project to reclaim a disinterested appreciation of literature as literature, this volume is a wise and pleasurable meditation on eloquence, its unique ability to move or give pleasure, and its ...
Denis Donoghue, 2008
6
The Eloquence of Silence: Algerian Women in Question
Covering both pre-colonial and colonial eras as well as the independence period, this book focuses on the changes that took place in family structure and law, customs, education, and the war of decolonization as they affected gender ...
Marnia Lazreg, 1994
7
Vulgar Eloquence: On the Renaissance Invention of English ...
This original book challenges prevailing accounts of English literary history, arguing that English literature emerged as a distinct category during the late sixteenth century, as England’s relationship with classical Rome was suffering ...
Sean Keilen, 2006
8
Eloquence is Power: Oratory & Performance in Early America
" In this book, Sandra Gustafson examines the multiple traditions of sacred, diplomatic, and political speech that Sandra Gustafson examines the verbal art of speech in sacred, political and diplomatic forms as it was created and practiced ...
Sandra M. Gustafson, 2000
9
Emblems of Eloquence: Opera and Women's Voices in ...
Drawing upon a complex web of early modern sources and ancient texts, this study is a treatment of women, gender and sexuality in 17th-century opera.
Wendy Heller, 2004
10
The Politics of Eloquence: David Hume's Polite Rhetoric
In this unique study, Marc Hanvelt shows how eighteenth-century philosopher David Hume confronted questions about the negative moral and political effects of rhetoric, and how he differentiated between manipulative and non-manipulative ...
Marc Hanvelt, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELOQUENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eloquence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Guide to the 2015 Pan Am Games: Everything you need to know …
Diving combines eloquence and adrenaline; its athletes flip like elite trampolinists while plunging toward water like targeted arrows. The quest ... «National Post, Jul 15»
2
Has AN Wilson reached the last port of call on the tempestuous sea …
Wilson fights the good fight with learning and eloquence but he is too unsure of his own voice when it comes to answering Pilate's question, ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Sunday Oliseh optimism has no root in rationality
... much as competence, and this is a commodity which, for all his eloquence, we cannot unequivocally say Oliseh possesses...at least not yet. «Goal.com, Jul 15»
4
Current Music Reviews: JOY WILLIAMS GOES SOLO AND BARES …
... death of her father and a rocky patch in her marriage, addressing the wrenching topics with commendable candor and appealing eloquence. «Valley morning Star, Jul 15»
5
One of the greatest Cannes winners is back in theaters
It's one of those movies that makes you truly grateful for the unrealistic eloquence of fictional people, the effortlessly clever way that characters ... «A.V. Club, Jul 15»
6
Well, RuPaul Told Me to F--k Myself (And It Was AMAZING)
The written word affords me the eloquence the spoken one denies me. But it's also why I try to avoid talking on the phone at all costs. But when ... «Out Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Winner's Circle! UFC 189 preview for 'Mendes vs McGregor' in Las …
Learning from Chael Sonnen before him, McGregor's mix of eloquence and vitriol has made him a figure people love and love to hate. «MMAmania.com, Jul 15»
8
Frome Festival week two theatre round-up
... with his poetic eminence and his reputation for genius, and, it is argued, there is a lack of evidence to support his literary eloquence. «Frome Standard, Jul 15»
9
Confederate America and Nazi Germany
... at Mother Emanuel have mainly focused on the forgiveness of the victims' families or the soaring eloquence of the president's eulogy. «St. Louis American, Jul 15»
10
Leave U2 Alone: Why Did One of Our Best Rock Bands Become So …
And when appropriate, his eloquence is just the right amount of understated. The tragic, sudden death of their longtime tour manager Dennis ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»

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