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Eloquence - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Eloquence : (noun)
1: powerful and effective language [syn: fluency]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Eloquence : \El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr.
eloquens. See Eloquent.]
1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in
public; the power of expressing strong emotions in
striking and appropriate language either spoken or
written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion.
Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance
of the heart. --Hare.
2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and
persuasive speech.
Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope.
The hearts of men are their books; events are their
tutors; great actions are their eloquence.
--Macaulay.
3. That which is eloquently uttered or written.
O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb
presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak.
Syn: Oratory; rhetoric.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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