different between telling vs eloquent
telling
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
- Rhymes: -?l??
Etymology 1
Verb
telling
- present participle of tell
Adjective
telling (comparative more telling, superlative most telling)
- Having force, or having a marked effect; weighty, effective.
- Revealing information; bearing significance.
- Serving to convince.
Derived terms
- tellingly
- tellingness
Etymology 2
Gerund from the verb tell, from tell +? -ing.
Noun
telling (plural tellings)
- The act of narration.
- The disclosure of information.
- (archaic) Counting, numbering.
- (chiefly in the negative) Ability to determine.
Synonyms
- (counting, numbering): enumeration; see also Thesaurus:counting
Anagrams
- gillnet
Dutch
Etymology
From tellen +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tel?ling
Noun
telling f (plural tellingen, diminutive tellinkje n)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jaartelling
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Noun
telling f or m (definite singular tellinga or tellingen, indefinite plural tellinger, definite plural tellingene)
- counting, a count (act of counting)
Derived terms
- folketelling
- nedtelling
See also
- teljing (Nynorsk)
References
- “telling” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “telling” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
West Frisian
Etymology
From telle +? -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?l??/
Noun
telling c (plural tellingen)
- counting, count
Derived terms
- jiertelling
Further reading
- “telling”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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eloquent
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)
- fluently persuasive and articulate
- 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)
- eloquent
Inflection
Synonyms
- bespraakt (uncommon)
- welbespraakt
- welsprekend
Related terms
- elocutie
- eloquentie
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
eloquent (comparative eloquenter, superlative am eloquentesten)
- 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)
- eloquent
Related terms
- eloquence
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