eloquent

1. 1.

   expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

   “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

   “silver speech”

   Synonymsfacilefluentsilversilver-tonguedsmooth-spoken

   Similararticulate

Questions about eloquent

What does eloquent mean?

eloquent means "expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively".

How many syllables are in eloquent?

eloquent has 3 syllables: el-oq-uent. The stress falls on "el". In IPA it is /ˈɛləkwənt/.

What is another word for eloquent?

Close synonyms include facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is eloquent a common word?

eloquent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.