English → Latin
“eloquence” in Latin
fācundiaeloquenceēloquorto speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulgeōrōto orate, deliver a speech publicly; to plead, beg, pray, entreatrhētoricusrhetorical, of or pertaining to rhetoric or a rhetoritician
The English word eloquence itself goes back to Latin loquor, through ēloquentia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eloquence
Readiness in speaking, facultas dicendi: facundia (Sall., Varr., , not Cic., Caes., or, probably, Liv.): eloquentia [SYN. in ELOQUENT]: facultas eloquendi (readiness in expressing one’s self): vis dicendi or orandi. To speak with great eloquence, eloquentissime dioere (de re). To possess remarkable eloquence, imprimis dicendo valere; dicendi facultate florere; dicendi gloria praestare; ornate copioseque dicere.
As an art, ars dicendi: ars oratoria or rhetorica, or rhetorica only (general term): dicendi ratio (as theory). Forensic eloquence, genus dicendi judiciis aptum; eloquentia forensis. To devote one’s self to the study of eloquence, ad dicendum se conferre.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eloquence?
- The usual Latin words for “eloquence” are fācundia, ēloquor, ōrō; also rhētoricus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.