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Fluent

Fluent Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fluent? [adj] expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [adj] smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" [adj] easy and graceful in shape; "a yacht with long, fluent curves" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fluent: articulate \| eloquent \| facile \| flowing \| fluid \| graceful \| liquid \| silver \| silver-tongued \| smooth \| smooth-spoken Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fluent: affluent \| all jaw \| apt \| articulate \| ascending \| axial \| back \| back-flowing \| backward \| balanced \| candid \| chatty \| communicative \| concinnate \| concinnous \| confluent \| conversational \| coursing \| cursive \| decurrent \| defluent \| descending \| diffluent \| down-trending \| downward \| drifting \| easy \| effortless \| effusive \| elegant \| eloquent \| euphonic \| euphonical \| euphonious \| expansive \| expressive \| facile \| felicitous \| flip \| flowing \| fluid \| fluidal \| fluidic \| fluxible \| fluxile \| fluxional \| fluxionary \| fluxive \| flying \| frank \| gabby \| garrulous \| gassy \| glib \| going \| gossipy \| graceful \| gregarious \| gulfy \| gushing \| gushy \| gyrational \| gyratory \| harmonious \| juicy \| liquid \| liquidy \| long-winded \| loquacious \| mazy \| meandering \| measured \| mounting \| multiloquent \| multiloquious \| natural \| newsy \| ordered \| orderly \| overtalkative \| passing \| pleasing \| plunging \| polished \| pouring \| profluent \| progressive \| prolix \| prompt \| quick \| racing \| ready \| reflowing \| refluent \| regressive \| retrogressive \| rising \| rotary \| rotational \| rotatory \| running \| runny \| rushing \| sappy \| serpentine \| sideward \| sinking \| slick \| sluggish \| smooth \| smooth-sounding \| smooth-spoken \| soaring \| sociable \| streaming \| succulent \| surging \| surgy \| sweet \| symmetrical \| talkative \| talky \| tidal \| tripping \| up-trending \| upward \| verbose \| vocal \| voluble \| vortical \| watery \| well-spoken \| windy See Also \| Fluent In Webster's Dictionary \Flu"ent\, a. [L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. ? to boil over. Cf. {Fluctuate}, {Flux}.] 1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving. 2. 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. With most fluent utterance. --Denham. Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter. --De Quincey. \Flu"ent\, n. 1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.] 2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the {function} or {integral}.

Fluent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fluent?

[adj] expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
[adj] smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
[adj] easy and graceful in shape; "a yacht with long, fluent curves"

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Fluent In Webster's Dictionary

\Flu"ent\, a. [L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to
flow; cf. Gr. ? to boil over. Cf. {Fluctuate}, {Flux}.]
1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily
   moving.

2. 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.

         With most fluent utterance.           --Denham.

         Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's
         letter.                               --De Quincey.


\Flu"ent\, n.
1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]

2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered
   as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern
   calculus, the {function} or {integral}.

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