English Explanatory Dictionary

fluent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That flows; flowing, liquid.
  2. Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
  3. Being or relating to a fluent interface.
noun
  1. A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.

Pronunciation

/ˈfluːənt/ /ˈfluənt/ /ˈfljuːɛnt/ /flɪu̯ənt/ En-us-fluent.ogg

Word forms

fluent more fluent most fluent fluents

Etymology

From Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of fluō (“to flow”).

Synonyms

runny fluid

Antonyms

laborious

Related words

fluency fluently

Derived words

disfluent dysfluent fluent interface fluentness hyperfluent nonfluent overfluent socially fluent subfluent transfluent
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