elocution

Noun

Meaning

Utterance by speech.

Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution.

Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent diction.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

language modulation speech address expression speaking talk delivery dramatic pronunciation rhetoric accent discourse articulation rendition
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Antonyms

silence ambiguity incompetence gibberish impotence quietness
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Hypernyms

speech delivery manner of speaking

Related terms

eloquent locution locutory locutionary

Anagrams

coelution

Examples

He shone as a student, and was especially interested in languages and elocution. Source: Internet

In 1978, Kinski undergone extensive preparation for the portrayal of an English peasant girl, which included acquiring a Dorset accent through elocution studies: Nastassja Kinski with John Savage and Yoni S.Hamenachem on the set of Maria's Lovers (1984). Source: Internet

In an elocution in 2006 Pope Benedict XVI reminded the Church that "the fundamental task of the evangelization of culture is the challenge to make God visible in the human face of Jesus.” Source: Internet

While his older brother seemed to achieve success on many fronts including opening his own elocution school, applying for a patent on an invention, and starting a family, Bell continued as a teacher. Source: Internet

He began practicing elocution daily in the woods around Tudor Hall and studying Shakespeare. Source: Internet

New York: Worth, Incorporated, 2011. 532. Print, Brief history Persuasion began with the Greeks, who emphasized rhetoric and elocution as the highest standard for a successful politician. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

elocular elocute elocutio elocutionarily elocutionary elocutioner