different between eloquence vs emotion

English

Etymology

From Old French eloquence, from Latin eloquentia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l.?.kw?ns/
• Hyphenation: el?o?quence

Noun

eloquence (countable and uncountable, plural eloquences)

1. The quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
2. (countable) An eloquent utterance.

Derived terms

• eloquency
• eloquently

Translations

Further reading

• eloquence on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• eloquence on Wikiquote.Wikiquote

Middle French

Noun

eloquence f (uncountable)

1. eloquence (quality of being eloquent)

English

Etymology

From Middle French emotion (modern French émotion), from émouvoir (“excite”) based on Latin ?m?tus, past participle of ?move? (“to move out, move away, remove, stir up, irritate”), from ?- (“out”) (variant of ex-), and move? (“move”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /??mo???n/, /i?mo???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??m????n/
• Rhymes: -????n

Noun

emotion (countable and uncountable, plural emotions)

1. (obsolete) movement; agitation [16th–18th c.]
2. A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data.
3. A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response.

Synonyms

• (person's internal state of being): feeling, affect

Derived terms

• emotionable
• emotional

Related terms

Translations

References

• emotion at OneLook Dictionary Search
• emotion in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
• emotion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.