elocutionary
Pertaining to speaking
Elocutionary relates to elocution—the art of clear, expressive speech and public speaking.
The term appears in formal discussions of rhetoric and oratory: elocutionary skills, elocutionary training.
In philosophy of language, elocutionary sometimes appears as a variant of illocutionary, describing what a speaker does in making an utterance.
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
timbre · projection · prosody · phrasing · emphasis · tone · pitch · rhythm
Choice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- clarityState of being understandable
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
phonetics · syllabication · articulation · vocalization · phonation · intelligibility · distinctness · crispness
Art of persuasive language
- speechmakingDelivering formal spoken addresses
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
- lecternTilted stand for texts
address · oration · persuasion · audience · debate · discourse · sermon · keynote
intonation
Pitch variation in speech
- inflectionWord form alteration
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- modulationVarying signals to transmit
resonance · timbre · projection · prosody · phrasing · emphasis · tone · pitch · rhythm · expression
diction
Choice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- pronunciationManner of speaking words
- clarityState of being understandable
fluency · phonetics · syllabication · articulation · vocalization · phonation · intelligibility · distinctness · crispness · precision
rhetoric
Art of persuasive language
- speechmakingDelivering formal spoken addresses
- declamationForceful, theatrical speaking
- podiumRaised platform for speakers
lectern · address · oration · persuasion · audience · debate · discourse · sermon · keynote · silver-tongued
elocutionaryinarticulate
Unable to express clearly
mumbling · stammering · halting · tongue-tied · garbled
elocutionarywritten
Composed in text
literary · textual · epistolary · inscribed · graphic
elocutionaryunaffected
Not changed or influenced
natural · unstudied · artless · unpolished · plain-spoken
eloquent, eloquence, loquacious, colloquial, soliloquy, elocution, interlocutor, circumlocution, eloquently