English → Latin
“eloquent” in Latin
fācunduseloquent, fluent, that speaks with easedisertusskilled in speaking, eloquentēloquorto speak or utter plainly; to speak out; pronounce, declare, state, express; divulgepraestōto be preferable, better, coupled with quam; to be outstanding, be exceeding in something, to excel, stand out, be superperēloquēnsvery eloquentdīvīnusdivine, of a deity, superhuman, supernatural
The English word eloquent itself goes back to Latin loquor, through eloquens.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
eloquent
facundus (speaking with elegance and beauty): disertus (speaking with clearness and precision): eloquens (combining clearness and precision with, elegance and beauty): exercitatus in dicendo: dicendi peritus (a practiced public speaker). Very eloquent, facundia validus, praestans; pereloquens; dicendo admirabilis, divinus. To be very eloquent, dicendi gloria praestare; imprimis dicendo valere: to be the most eloquent of them all, eloquentia omnes praestare.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for eloquent?
- The usual Latin words for “eloquent” are fācundus, disertus, ēloquor; also praestō, perēloquēns, dīvīnus. 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.