eloquence
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See also: éloquence
English
Etymology
From Middle English eloquence, from Old French eloquence, from Latin ēloquentia.[1] Doublet of eloquency, directly from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
eloquence (countable and uncountable, plural eloquences)
- The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
- Synonyms: eloquency, eloquentness
- speak with eloquence
- express oneself with eloquence
- c. 1596–1598 (date written), W Shakespeare, The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice. (First Quarto), : J Roberts , published 1600, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], signature F2, recto:
- Thy paleneſſe [var. plainness] moues me more then eloquence,
And heere chooſe I, ioy be the conſequence!
- (countable) An eloquent utterance.
- Synonym: eloquency
Derived terms
Translations
the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing
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References
- ^ “eloquence, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Further reading
Middle French
Noun
eloquence f (uncountable)
- eloquence (quality of being eloquent)