/ ˈeləkwənt; NAmE / adjective
1.
able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public :
an eloquent speech / speaker
2.
( of a look or movement ) able to express a feeling :
His eyes were eloquent.
► elo·quence / ˈeləkwəns; NAmE / noun [ U ]:
a speech of passionate eloquence
the eloquence of his smile
► elo·quen·tly adverb :
She spoke eloquently on the subject.
His face expressed his grief more eloquently than any words.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin eloquent- speaking out, from the verb eloqui speak out, from e- (variant of ex- ) out + loqui speak.