Meanings
nouneloquence (countable and uncountable, plural eloquences)
plural eloquences
- countableuncountableThe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
speak with eloquence
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express oneself with eloquence
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, rectoSynonyms: eloquency, eloquentness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
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nounAn eloquent utterance.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*telkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*tlokʷetor
- Proto-Italic*tlokʷōr
- Latinloquor
- Latinēloquor
- Latinēloquēns
- Latinēloquentia
- Old Frencheloquence
- Middle Englisheloquence
- Englisheloquence
From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia. Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.
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Ancient Greek καλλιρρημοσύνη
- καλλιρρημοσύνη (kallirrhēmosúnē)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Arabic بَلَاغَة, فَصَاحَة
- بَلَاغَة (balāḡa)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- فَصَاحَة (faṣāḥa)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Bulgarian красноре́чие, красноречи́вост
- красноре́чие (krasnoréčie)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- красноречи́вост (krasnorečívost)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Catalan eloqüència
- eloqüènciathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Chinese Mandarin 雄辯 /雄辩, 口才
- 雄辯 /雄辩 (xióngbiàn)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- 口才 (kǒucái)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Czech výmluvnost, výřečnost
- výmluvnostthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- výřečnostthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Dutch welbespraaktheid, eloquentie
- welbespraaktheidthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- eloquentiethe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Esperanto elokventeco, elokvento
- elokventecothe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- elokventoeloquent utterance
Finnish kaunopuheisuus
- kaunopuheisuusthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
French éloquence
- éloquencethe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
German Redegewandtheit, Eloquenz
- Redegewandtheitthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- Eloquenzthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- Sprachfertigkeitthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- Beredsamkeitthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- Redseligkeitthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Greek ευγλωττία, ευφράδεια
- ευγλωττία (evglottía)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- ευφράδεια (effrádeia)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Hindi वाक्चातुर्य, वाक्पटुता
- वाक्चातुर्य (vākcāturya)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- वाक्पटुता (vākpaṭutā)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- वाग्मिता (vāgmitā)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- वक्तृता (vaktŕtā)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- सुवचन (suvcan)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- बलाग़त (balāġat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- फ़साहत (fasāhat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Hungarian ékesszólás, beszédkészség
- ékesszólásthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- beszédkészségthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Italian eloquenza
- eloquenzathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Japanese 雄弁
- 雄弁 (yūben)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Latin fācundia, ēloquium
- fācundiathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- ēloquiumthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- ēloquentiathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Norwegian Bokmål veltalenhet, språkferdighet
- veltalenhetthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- språkferdighetthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Persian بَلَاغَت, فَصَاحَت
- بَلَاغَت (balāġat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- فَصَاحَت (fasāhat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Polish elokwencja
- elokwencjathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Portuguese eloquência
- eloquênciathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Punjabi ਬਲਾਗ਼ਤ, ਫ਼ਸਾਹਤ
- ਬਲਾਗ਼ਤ (balāġat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- ਫ਼ਸਾਹਤ (fasāhat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Romanian elocvență
- elocvențăthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Russian красноре́чие, красноречивость
- красноре́чие (krasnoréčije)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- красноречивость (krasnorečivostʹ)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Slovak výrečnosť
- výrečnosťthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Spanish elocuencia
- elocuenciathe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Swahili usemaji
- usemajithe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Swedish elokvens, vältalighet
- elokvensthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- vältalighetthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Tamil சொல்வன்மை, பேச்சுத்திறன்
- சொல்வன்மை (colvaṉmai)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- பேச்சுத்திறன் (pēccuttiṟaṉ)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Turkish belagat, konuşma sanatı
- belagatthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- konuşma sanatıthe quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Ukrainian красномо́вство, красномо́вність
- красномо́вство (krasnomóvstvo)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- красномо́вність (krasnomóvnistʹ)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
Urdu بَلَاغَت, فَصَاحَت
- بَلَاغَت (balāġat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
- فَصَاحَت (fasāhat)the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
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APA
eloquence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eloquence
MLA
“eloquence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eloquence. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eloquence,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eloquence.
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