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fluent

2 syllables
adjectivenoun
Quick answer

As an adjective, fluent means that flows.

Meanings of fluent

5 meanings

adjective

  1. That flows; flowing, liquid.

    “fluent handwriting”

  2. linguisticsAble to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.

    “She's fluent in French.”

  3. Smooth and unconstrained in movement

    “a long, smooth stride”

    “the fluid motion of a cat”

    “the liquid grace of a ballerina”

    Similar: fluid, liquid, smooth

  4. Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

    “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

    “silver speech”

    Similar: eloquent, facile, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken

noun

  1. mathematicsobsoleteA continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

All synonyms for fluent →
adjective: smooth and unconstrained in movement
fluidliquidsmooth
adjective: expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
eloquentfacilesilversilver-tonguedsmooth-spoken

Words that rhyme with fluent

truantpursuantconfluent

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