eloquence

[el-uh-kwuhns] / ˈɛl ə kwəns /

NOUN

skillful way with words

Synonyms

STRONGEST

expressiveness fervor fluency passion poise vigor wit

STRONG

ability appeal articulation delivery diction expression facility flow force forcefulness grandiloquence loquacity meaningfulness oration oratory persuasiveness power rhetoric spirit style vivacity volubility wittiness

WEAK

command of language dramatic expressivity gift of gab mellifluousness

Antonyms

STRONG

impotence inability incompetence weakness

WEAK

dullness inarticulateness

Example Sentences

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Old Frisian or Old French oddments, fubsy eloquences of Middle English and exotic intrusions from the Arabic.

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