Definition
Relating to or characterized by eloquent and expressive speech or delivery.
Etymology
From Latin elocutio (eloquent speech) combined with the suffix -ive (expressing quality or nature). The Latin root comes from e- (out) and loqui (to speak), literally meaning 'speaking out' or 'expression.'
Kelly Says
This word is the adjectival form of elocution, which was hugely important in Victorian schools where students spent hours practicing dramatic speech delivery—kind of like drama club but mandatory and way more intense.
Translations
CACatalà
elocutiu
eh-loh-KOO-tee-oo
CSČeština
elokutivní
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vnee
DADansk
elocutiv
eh-loh-KOO-tee-v
DEDeutsch
elokutiv
eh-loh-KOO-tiv
ELΕλληνικά
ελωκutivo
eh-loh-KOO-tee-voh
ESEspañol
elocutivo
e-loh-SEE-tee-voh
FISuomi
puhekykyinen
poo-heh-kyoo-ky-sehn
FRFrançais
élocutif
eh-loh-kyoo-TEE
HEעברית
אלוקוטיבי
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vee
HUMagyar
elocutív
eh-loh-KOO-tee-v
IDBahasa Indonesia
elokutif
eh-loh-KOO-tif
ITItaliano
elocutivo
eh-loh-CHEE-tee-voh
KKKK
елокутивті
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vtee
MSBahasa Melayu
elokutif
eh-loh-KOO-tif
MYမြန်မာ
စကားပညာ
zəɡá pəɲà
NLNederlands
elocutief
eh-loh-KYOO-tee-f
NONorsk
elocutiv
eh-loh-KOO-tee-v
PLPolski
elokutywny
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vny
PTPortuguês
elocutivo
eh-loh-SEE-tee-voo
RORomână
elocutiv
eh-loh-KOO-tee-v
RUРусский
элокутивный
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vnyy
SVSvenska
elocutiv
eh-loh-KOO-tee-v
SWKiswahili
semaji
seh-MAH-jee
TEతెలుగు
వాక్చాతుర్యం
vākcāturyaṁ
THไทย
การแสดงออก
gān sādāng òk
TLTL
elokutibo
eh-loh-KOO-tee-boh
UKУкраїнська
елокутивний
eh-loh-KOO-tee-vnyy
VITiếng Việt
thuộc về lời nói
thuộc về lơ-ee nô-ee