eloquent
/ˈɛləkwənt
/adjective
1Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing: an eloquent speech...
- His life and writings have given eloquent testimony that one may be both a man of science and a man of God.
- The arguments from both sides were eloquent and persuasive, and for some time it seemed that the verdict could go either way.
- The member who spoke before me gave us a very interesting and eloquent speech.
Synonyms
persuasive, expressive, articulate, fluent;
strong, forceful, powerful, potent;
well spoken, silver-tongued, smooth-tongued, well expressed, graceful, lucid, vivid, effective, graphic;
glib
1.1Clearly expressing or indicating something: the bus journey alone is eloquent of class inequality...
- The testimonies of the young boys are quite eloquent of the systematic abuse spread over several years.
Synonyms
expressive, sensitive, meaningful, suggestive, revealing, telling, significant, indicative
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin eloquent- 'speaking out', from the verb eloqui (see eloquence).