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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