Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: eloquence – em
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eloquence, n. [see eloquent, adj.] (webplay: Demosthenes, orator).
Power of expression; ability to communicate strong emotions fluently and powerfully.
eloquent, adj. [Fr. < L. 'to speak out'.]
Expressive; powerful; moving.
eloquent (-ly), adv. [see eloquent, adj.]
Expressively; persuasively; poignantly.
else, adj. [OE.]
Someone other.
else, adv. [OE.]
- Alternately; if the facts were different.
- Otherwise; except that mentioned.
- Additionally; further; besides; more than this.
elsewhere, adv. [see else, adj. and where, conj.]
In any other place; in some other place; in other places indefinitely.
elude (-s), v. [L. e, out + lūděre, to play.]
- Evade; remain unknown, unseen, undiscovered or out of reach; to mock by an unexpected escape.
- Escape; deliberately keep from the reach of.
- Avoid; dodge.
elusive, adj. [see elude v. and illusive, adj.] (webplay: day, fond, she).
Fleeting; vague; undefined; evanescent; intangible; escaping distinct perception; evading exact definition.
Elysium, proper n. [L. < Gk 'abode of the blessed'.]
Heaven; paradise; Elysian Fields; place for happy souls after death; dwelling place of blessed spirits in Greek mythology; [fig.] bliss; felicity; future happiness.
em, pron. [contracted form 'em; see them.]