Eloquence

n.	1.	Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance of the heart. - Hare.
	2.	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.
	3.	That which is eloquently uttered or written. O, let my books be then the eloquence And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. - Shak.

Noun

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eloquence - powerful and effective language Synonyms: fluency

articulacy, articulateness, debating, declamation, demagogism, elocution, expression, expressiveness, facility of speech, facundity, fervor, force, forcefulness, forensics, homiletics, lecturing, meaningfulness, oratory, passion, platform oratory, power, public speaking, pyrotechnics, rabble-rousing, rhetoric, speaking, speechcraft, speechification, speeching, speechmaking, spirit, stump speaking, vigor, wordcraft

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