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