eloquences

Powers of persuasion

Eloquences is the plural of eloquence, referring to instances or varieties of persuasive, moving speech.

While eloquence as a quality is usually uncountable, the plural appears when distinguishing different styles or moments of powerful expression: The eloquences of Lincoln and Churchill differed in tone but shared moral urgency.

persuasion

arguments

Disputes or reasoning chains

appealsRequests for reconsideration
pleasEarnest requests or supplications
entreatiesEarnest, humble requests

advocacy · reasoning · conviction · influence · suasion · articulation · cogency · force · effectiveness · impact

literary

prose

Unversified language

poetryMetrical literary composition
verseMetered poetic passage
passagesSegments or thoroughfares

writings · compositions · expressions · phrasings · articulations · formulations · turns · flourishes · cadences · rhythms

oratory

rhetoric

Art of persuasive language

speechesFormal spoken presentations
orationsFormal public speeches
declamationsForceful rhetorical speeches

addresses · sermons · monologues · discourses · pronouncements · proclamations · lectures · homilies · tributes · eulogies

nonverbal

gestures

Expressive body movements

silenceTotal lack of sound
pausesTemporary cessations of activity
looksVisual attention or appearance

glances · tears · body language · movements · expressions · sighs · stillness · presence · bearing · demeanor

Opposites

verbal fluency and articulateness

eloquencesstammering

Involuntary speech repetition

stuttering · inarticulateness · incoherence · halting speech · tongue-tiedness

expressive capacity

eloquencesmuteness

Inability to speak

silence · speechlessness · voicelessness · dumbness · wordlessness

rhetorical sophistication

eloquencesclumsiness

Lack of physical grace

gracelessness · awkwardness · crudeness · coarseness · flatness

Family

eloquence

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G