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Meaning of 'fluent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fluent [ a.]
- Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.
- Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech.
2 . Fluent [ n.]
- A current of water; a stream.
- A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral.

Meaning of 'fluent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . fluent [ s]
Meaning (1):
- smooth and unconstrained in movement
Example in sentence:
  • a long, smooth stride;
  • the fluid motion of a cat;
  • the liquid grace of a ballerina
Meaning (2):
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
Example in sentence:
  • able to dazzle with his facile tongue;
  • silver speech

Nearby Words:

fluate fluavil flucan fluctiferous fluctisonous fluctuability fluctuant fluctuate fluctuated fluctuating

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