different between loquacious vs eloquent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin loqu?x (“talkative”) + -cious.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /l???kwe???s/
• (US) enPR: l?-kw??sh?s, IPA^(key): /lo??kwe???s/

• Rhymes: -e???s

Adjective

loquacious (comparative more loquacious, superlative most loquacious)

1. Talkative; chatty.
   • 1841, James Fenimore Cooper, The Deerslayer, ch. 8:

     On the other hand, Hetty was moody and silent. She was never loquacious, or if she occasionally became communicative, it was under the influence of some temporary excitement that served to arouse her unsophisticated mind; but, for hours at a time, in the course of this all-important day, she seemed to have absolutely lost the use of her tongue.

Synonyms

• chatty, talkative, garrulous
• See also Thesaurus:talkative

Antonyms

• laconic, quiet, reserved, taciturn

Derived terms

• loquaciously
• loquaciousness
• unloquacious

Related terms

• locution
• loquacity

Translations

English

Etymology

From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l.??kw?nt/

Adjective

eloquent (comparative more eloquent, superlative most eloquent)

1. fluently persuasive and articulate
2. effective in expressing meaning by speech

Usage notes

Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or well-spoken.

Synonyms

• articulate
• well-spoken

Derived terms

• eloquently

Related terms

Translations

Further reading

• eloquent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• eloquent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French éloquent, from Latin ?loqu?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?.lo??k??nt/
• Hyphenation: e?lo?quent
• Rhymes: -?nt

Adjective

eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative eloquentst)

1. eloquent

Inflection

Synonyms

• bespraakt (uncommon)
• welbespraakt
• welsprekend

Related terms

• elocutie
• eloquentie

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)

1. eloquent

Declension

Synonyms

• redegewandt

Related terms

• Eloquenz

Further reading

• “eloquent” in Duden online

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French eloquent, from Latin eloquens (“speaking, having the faculty of speech, eloquent”), present participle of eloqui (“to speak out”), from e (“out”) + loqui (“to speak”).

Adjective

eloquent m (feminine singular eloquente, masculine plural eloquents, feminine plural eloquentes)

1. eloquent

Related terms

• eloquence