eloquence

[el-uh-kwuh ns] /ˈɛl ə kwəns/
noun
1.
the practice or art of using language with fluency and aptness.
2.
eloquent language or discourse:
a flow of eloquence.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Latin ēloquentia. See eloquent, -ence
Related forms
noneloquence, noun
supereloquence, noun
Examples from the web for eloquence
  • We were struck by the eloquence of your words in describing your situation.
  • His words are remembered for their eloquence and honesty and his actions reflect the strength of his convictions.
  • It seems your eloquence and brilliance know no bounds.
  • In public, he often lacks the necessary eloquence.
  • He was able to, with his eloquence, inspire a great number of Americans.
  • There is beauty and eloquence in the spoken word.
  • While you write with some eloquence, your words bare little content.
  • His eloquence was real because his words gave definition and meaning to the major issues of our time.
  • Upon the silent eloquence of night.
  • In politics, all too often, eloquence trumps accuracy.
British Dictionary definitions for eloquence

eloquence

/ˈɛləkwəns/
noun
1.
ease in using language to best effect
2.
powerful and effective language
3.
the quality of being persuasive or moving
Word Origin and History for eloquence
n.

late 14c., from Old French eloquence (12c.), from Latin eloquentia, from eloquentem (nominative eloquens) "eloquent," present participle of eloqui "speak out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + loqui "to speak" (see locution). Earlier in same sense was eloquency (mid-14c.).