雄 弁(ゆうべん)

ゆうべん

noun, na-adjective

eloquent; eloquence

1. eloquent; eloquence

The quality of speaking powerfully and persuasively. Also used figuratively to describe things that communicate something strongly without words.

彼(かれ)は雄弁(ゆうべん)な人(ひと)だ。

He is an eloquent person.

この数字(すうじ)が問題(もんだい)の深刻(しんこく)さを雄弁(ゆうべん)に物語(ものがた)っている。

These numbers eloquently tell of the severity of the problem.

沈黙(ちんもく)は時(とき)として言葉(ことば)よりも雄弁(ゆうべん)に気持(きも)ちを伝(つた)えることがある。

Silence can sometimes convey feelings more eloquently than words.

Usage

雄弁(ゆうべん) can describe a person's speaking ability or, more commonly in modern usage, things that powerfully communicate a message. The figurative use — 雄弁(ゆうべん)に物語(ものがた)る (to tell eloquently) — is especially frequent.

The well-known proverb 雄弁(ゆうべん)は銀(ぎん)、沈黙(ちんもく)は金(きん) ("Speech is silver, silence is gold") uses this word.

Common collocations

雄弁(ゆうべん)に物語(ものがた)る (to tell eloquently; to speak volumes)
雄弁(ゆうべん)な演説(えんぜつ) (eloquent speech)
雄弁(ゆうべん)家(か) (eloquent speaker; orator)
雄弁(ゆうべん)は銀(ぎん)、沈黙(ちんもく)は金(きん) (speech is silver, silence is gold)

Related Words

Synonym: 能弁(のうべん) (eloquent, possibly glib)

Related: 多弁(たべん) (talkative)

Compare: 弁(べん)が立(た)つ (to be articulate)

Compare: 話術(わじゅつ) (art of conversation)

Compare: 弁舌(べんぜつ) (eloquence)

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