What is "silver tongue"

n. (context idiomatic English) The trait of being clever at speaking, often in a deceitful way.

Silver tongue is an expression used to describe a person who has a clever way with words.

Silver tongue may also refer to:

In art and literature:

• Silvertongue, the third book in Charlie Fletcher's Stoneheart trilogy
• Silvertongue, the lawyer in Hogarth's prints Marriage à-la-mode
• Silvertongue, a nickname for Mortimer Folchart in Cornelia Funke's Inkheart trilogy
• Silvertongue, the surname earned by Lyra Belacqua in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials

In songs:

• "Silver Tongue", a song by Humble Pie from their 1969 album Town and Country
• "Silver Tongue", a song by Sonata Arctica from their 2003 album Winterheart's Guild
• "Silver Tongue", a song by Deep Purple from their 2003 album Bananas
• "Silvertongue", a song by Young the Giant from their 2016 album Home of the Strange

In movies:

• Silver Tongues, a 2011 movie by Simon Arthur