Associations to the word «Eloquence»

Wiktionary

ELOQUENCE, noun. The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.

Dictionary definition

ELOQUENCE, noun. Powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats