eloquence
eloquence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. Pope. The hearts of men are their books; events are their tutors; great actions are their eloquence. Macaulay.
- 2.That which is eloquently uttered or written. O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- and
- antithesis
- antithetical
- authorship
- bold
- boldness
- breath
- burn
- choice
- command
- composition
- diction
- dress
- elevated
- elevation
- eloquent
- express
- expression
- fire
- force
- forcible
- full
- glow
- good
- gravity
- impassioned
- impressive
- incisive
- intellectual
- language
- literary
- lively
- loftiness
- lofty
- manner
- measured
- mode
- morgue
- nervous
- pen
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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