Main Entry:

el·o·quent

Pronunciation:

\-kwənt\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin eloquent-, eloquens, from present participle of eloqui to speak out, from e- + loqui to speak

Date:

14th century

1 : marked by forceful and fluent expression <an eloquent preacher> 2 : vividly or movingly expressive or revealing <an eloquent monument>

— el·o·quent·ly adverb