How to say 

"Eloquent" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Jan 23, 2023 (see all)
красноречи́вый
[ kras-na-ree-chée-vyî ]
Adjective
eloquent; expressive; telltale
Character Epithets

Morphemic analysis

красноречивый
root: красн
connecting vowel: о
root: реч
suffix: ив
ending: ый

Etymology

красный + речь - red (used to mean "beautiful") + speech
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Examples of "Eloquent" in Russian

  • Посту́пки челове́ка гора́здо красноречи́вее его́ слов.

    pas-túp-kee chee-la-vyé-ka ga-ráz-da kras-na-ree-chée-vee-ye ye-vó slof

    A man's actions are much more eloquent than his words.

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  • Прису́тствующие за столо́м обменя́лись красноречи́выми взгля́дами.

    pree-sútst-vu-yu-schee-ye za sta-lóm ab-mee-nyá-lees' kras-na-ree-chée-vy-mee vzglyá-da-mee

    People sitting at the table exchanged eloquent glances.

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Same stem words

речь [ryech] Noun , feminine
speech
прекра́сный [pree-krás-nyî] Adjective
beautiful, fine, splendid, excellent
красне́ть [kras-nyét'] Verb , imperfective
to blush, to flush, to redden
накра́ситься [na-krá-see-tsa] Verb , perfective
to make up one's face
краси́вый [kra-sée-vyî] Adjective
beautiful, handsome, good-looking
кра́сный [krás-nyi] Adjective
red

Additional examples

More Russian sentences with the words that contain "красноречив".

  • Мой желу́док красноречи́во намека́л, что не отказа́лся бы от еды́.

    moî zhee-lú-dak kra-sna-ree-chée-va na-mee-kál, chto nye at-ka-zál-sya by at ye-dý

    My stomach was eloquently hinting that it could use some food.

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