eloquent
EL-uh-kwuntadjMeaning speaking or writing in a fluent, moving way
Memory hook E-LOQU-ENT: speaking OUT beautifully. At graduation, Rosa’s words flow out so gracefully that the grandparents in the front row wipe their eyes. She is eloquent.
Rosa gave an eloquent speech that left the whole gym in tears.
In context The old fisherman was usually a man of few words, but when the town planned to close the harbor, he became eloquent, describing three generations of families who had lived from the sea.
Similar articulate, expressive, persuasive, well-spoken
Opposite inarticulate, tongue-tied, halting
From Latin eloquens, “speaking out,” from eloqui: e (out) + loqui (to speak).