Antonyms for eloquent


Grammar : Adj
Spell : el-uh-kwuh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl ə kwənt


Definition of eloquent

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquentem (nominative eloquens), present participle of eloqui "to speak out" (see eloquence). Related: Eloquently.
  • adj having a skillful way with words
Example sentences :
  • When all was "right," how eloquent the lip-music of coachee!
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 10, Issue 266, July 28, 1827 » by Various
  • "I've an aversion to your eloquent old heathen," she pleaded.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • His speech was not eloquent, nor did it flatter the Leopard Woman, but it was to the point.
  • Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
  • It hushed the eloquent, struck down the powerful, abolished the beautiful and good.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
  • His most eloquent teaching was his ministration to the wants and the sufferings of the wretched.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • For this reason, also, foxes are crafty and eloquent even at the present day.
  • Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
  • Mr. Gladstone in the House was voluble, eloquent, communicative.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • His sermon was eloquent and literary, and it was delivered with elocutionary power.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • "Ah," was her only reply; but the monosyllable was eloquent.
  • Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
  • The American, the puritan in him, swiftly rose to her eloquent exhortation.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

Synonyms for eloquent

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