silver-tongued = eloquent, redegewandt, sprachgewandt
“How SILVER-TONGUED multinationals can win trust in development circles”
The Guardian
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“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
silver-tongued
adjective phrase
- marked by convincing and eloquent expression
Merriam-Webster
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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.
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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
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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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SMUGGLE OWAD into an English conversation today, say something like:
"SILVER-TONGUED negotiators can be a huge asset to a sales organization."
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