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Convincing vs Eloquent - What's the difference?

convincing | eloquent | Related terms |

As adjectives the difference between convincing and eloquent

is that convincing is effective as proof or evidence while eloquent is fluently persuasive and articulate.

As a verb convincing

is present participle of lang=en.

convincing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Effective as proof or evidence.
    • Our convincing evidence was sufficient in the end to convince the judge.
  • * November 17 2012 , BBC Sport: Arsenal 5-2 Tottenham [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20278355]
    • While they have still only suffered one home defeat by Spurs in 19 years, this was not as convincing a victory as the scoreline suggests.

    Verb

    (head)

    • eloquent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • fluently persuasive and articulate
  • effective in expressing meaning by speech

    • Usage notes

    Eloquent expresses stronger praise than do articulate or .

    Synonyms

    * articulate * well-spoken

    Derived terms

    * eloquently

    Related terms

    * eloquence * colloquial * colloquium * colloquy * (l) * (l) * illocution * interlocutor * interlocution * locution * loquacious * (l) * perlocution

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