eloquent
See also: éloquent
English
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”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛl.əˌkwənt/
Adjective
eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)
- fluently persuasive and articulate
- effective in expressing meaning by speech
Usage notes
Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.
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Translations
fluently persuasive and articulate
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effective in expressing meaning
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Further reading
- eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- eloquent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌeː.loːˈkʋɛnt/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: e‧lo‧quent
- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Inflection
| Inflection of eloquent | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | eloquent | |||
| inflected | eloquente | |||
| comparative | eloquenter | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | eloquent | eloquenter | het eloquentst het eloquentste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste |
| n. sing. | eloquent | eloquenter | eloquentste | |
| plural | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste | |
| definite | eloquente | eloquentere | eloquentste | |
| partitive | eloquents | eloquenters | — | |
German
Pronunciation
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Declension
Positive forms of eloquent
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist eloquent | sie ist eloquent | es ist eloquent | sie sind eloquent | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | eloquenter | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente |
| genitive | eloquenten | eloquenter | eloquenten | eloquenter | |
| dative | eloquentem | eloquenter | eloquentem | eloquenten | |
| accusative | eloquenten | eloquente | eloquentes | eloquente | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der eloquente | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten |
| genitive | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | des eloquenten | der eloquenten | |
| dative | dem eloquenten | der eloquenten | dem eloquenten | den eloquenten | |
| accusative | den eloquenten | die eloquente | das eloquente | die eloquenten | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein eloquenter | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten |
| genitive | eines eloquenten | einer eloquenten | eines eloquenten | (keiner) eloquenten | |
| dative | einem eloquenten | einer eloquenten | einem eloquenten | (keinen) eloquenten | |
| accusative | einen eloquenten | eine eloquente | ein eloquentes | (keine) eloquenten | |
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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)
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