silver-tongued

eloquent

TRANSLATION

silver-tongued = eloquent, redegewandt, sprachgewandt

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

“How SILVER-TONGUED multinationals can win trust in development circles”

The Guardian


“Henry Smith (c.1560–91) was an English clergyman, widely referred to as ‘SILVER-TONGUED Smith’, who was one of the most popular preachers of the Elizabethan period and a key figure in the Puritan movement.”

 Cambridge University Press

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silver-tongued
adjective phrase

- marked by convincing and eloquent expression

Merriam-Webster


ORIGIN

The term silver-tongued has been in use since at least the 1590s, and comes from an obscure definition of the word silver. Silver may be used to describe something melodious and resonant, a reference to the pleasing sound of ringing silver.


OTHER TONGUE EXPRESSIONS

- honey-tongued = sweet-speaking; persuasive; seductive
- a forked tongue = a trait of someone who speaks in a dishonest or deceitful manner
- a sharp tongue = a tendency to speak in a malicious or highly critical manner
- to speak in tongues = to appear to chant or babble in a language one has never spoken or studied
- has the cat got your tongue? = are you unable or unwilling to speak?
- tongue in cheek = not meant to be taken seriously; it is meant to be funny or ironic



SYNONYMS

articulate, eloquent, birdsweet, slick, honeyed, smooth-talking, loquacious, mellifluous, sweet-talking, sweet sounding, having kissed the Blarney Stone, with the gift of the gab, well-spoken


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