eloquence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: eloquence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for eloquence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
eloquence n powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police" Synonym(s): eloquence, fluency, smoothness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Eloquence \El"oquence\, n. [F. [82]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.