éloquent
French, adjective/e.lɔ.kɑ̃/
éloquent is spelled É-L-O-Q-U-E-N-T (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 29,273rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Éloquent is a French adjective meaning “eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui a de l’éloquence, du talent à s’exprimer, en parlant d’une personne”.
What does éloquent mean in English?
adjective
- 1
eloquent (fluently persuasive and articulate)
- 2
eloquent; descriptive
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a de l’éloquence, du talent à s’exprimer, en parlant d’une personne. 2. Qui a la force de paroles prononcées par une personne éloquente. 3. Qui veut dire beaucoup.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of éloquent
- éloquente feminine
- éloquents masculine plural
- éloquentes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce éloquent?
- /e.lɔ.kɑ̃/
- \e.lɔ.kɑ̃\
- [e.lɔ.kɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to éloquent
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is éloquent in French?
éloquent appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).