-nt adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin eloquent-, eloquens, from present participle of eloqui to speak out, from e- + loqui to speak
1. : adept at skilled easy pleasing communication of a thought, idea, or feeling usually in a fluent, moving, vivid, or forceful manner
but he was no Emerson, of the grave eloquent voice, the noble presence — H.S.Canby
2. : clearly and forcefully indicative of some feeling, condition, or character
that paternal pressure on his hand was eloquent to him how warmly he was beloved — George Meredith
a tremulous little man in greenish black broadcloth, eloquent of continued depression in some village retail trade — A.T.Quiller-Couch
Synonyms: see expressive , vocal