Antonyms for elocution

Grammar : Noun

Spell : el-uh-kyoo-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛl əˈkyu ʃən

Definition of elocution

Origin : mid-15c., from Late Latin elocutionem (nominative elocutio) "voice production, manner of expression," in classical Latin, "oratorical expression," noun of action from past participle stem of eloqui "speak out" (see eloquence).

noun articulation

Example sentences :

Lafontaine had conviction and self-assurance, but his elocution was very bad for poetry.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I told her I was about to lecture and was on my way to take lessons in elocution.
Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol 2 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss

I'll furnish the elocution if you'll bring the bombs and guns!
Extract from : « Rippling Rhymes » by Walt Mason

I had not seen Francis Ardry since the day I had seen him taking lessons in elocution.
Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow

There was no oratory about it, in the ordinary sense of that word; no graces of elocution.
Extract from : « Captains of Industry » by James Parton

Prince Vasili himself, famed for his elocution, was to read it.
Extract from : « War and Peace » by Leo Tolstoy

Elocution masters had said certainly not; but they had done him no good.
Extract from : « What Will He Do With It, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I hated "elocution" drill in class, I relied on "inspiration."
Extract from : « A Son of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland

It improves a boy's elocution a great deal more than driving oxen.
Extract from : « Being a Boy » by Charles Dudley Warner

His elocution was handsome, his address easy, polite, and insinuating.
Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 (of 5) » by John Marshall

Synonyms for elocution

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