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# eloquent

«eloquent» in Mova's school dictionary: **Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (eloquent, more eloquent, most eloquent)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#m1)

2) (of a look, silence or gesture) Showing a feeling clearly without words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

A praising word for speakers, speeches and writing, used in English and history lessons (an eloquent speech, an eloquent writer). Sense 2 is common in stories: «an eloquent silence», «an eloquent look» tells the reader what someone feels without them saying it.

### examples

- Martin Luther King gave eloquent speeches about freedom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x1)
- Our class captain made an eloquent speech at assembly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x2)
- Her silence was more eloquent than any words. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x3)
- The Water Rat spoke eloquently about the joys of the river. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x4)
- The dog gave me an eloquent look at its empty bowl. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x5)
- She wrote an eloquent letter to the council about saving the library. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x6)
- You don't need long words to be eloquent; you need clear ones. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x7)
- His eyes were quite eloquent, and his words possessed a magic power; he offered her his hand, and she was obliged to follow him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/#x8)

### note

Adjective; the adverb is «eloquently» and the noun «eloquence». Stress on the first syllable: EL-o-kwent. Opposite: «inarticulate». Not the same as «talkative» — someone can talk a lot without being eloquent.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «eloquent» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/eloquent/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.