yvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

fluent

[ floo-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. spoken or written with ease:

    fluent French.

  2. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily:

    a fluent speaker;

    fluent in six languages.

  3. fluent motion;

    fluent curves.

  4. flowing, as a stream.
  5. capable of flowing; fluid, as liquids or gases.
  6. easily changed or adapted; pliant.


fluent

/ ˈڱːəԳ /

adjective

  1. able to speak or write a specified foreign language with facility
  2. spoken or written with facility

    his French is fluent

  3. easy and graceful in motion or shape
  4. flowing or able to flow freely
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Derived Forms

  • ˈڱܱԳٱ, adverb
Discover More

Other yvlog Forms

  • ڱ·· ڱ·Գ·Ա noun
  • ڱ·Գ· adverb
  • non·ڱ·· noun
  • ԴDz·ڱ·Գ adjective
  • non·ڱ·Գ·Ա noun
  • o·ver·ڱ·· noun
  • ··ڱ·Գ adjective
  • o·ver·ڱ·Գ·Ա noun
  • ٰԲ·ڱ·Գ adjective
  • ܲ·ڱ·Գ adjective
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fluent1

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin fluent- (stem of ڱŧԲ ) “flowing,” present participle of fluere; -ent
Discover More

yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fluent1

C16: from Latin: flowing, from fluere to flow
Discover More

Synonym Study

Fluent, glib, voluble may refer to a flow of words. Fluent suggests the easy and ready flow of an accomplished speaker and is usually a term of commendation: a fluent and interesting speech. Glib implies an excessive fluency divorced from sincerity or profundity; it often suggests talking smoothly and hurriedly to cover up or deceive, not giving the hearer a chance to stop and think; it may also imply a plausible, prepared, and well-rehearsed lie: He had a glib answer for everything. Voluble implies the overcopious and often rapid flow of words characteristic of a person who loves to talk: She overwhelmed him with her voluble answer. eloquent.
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

She sang primarily in Spanish — a language she wasn’t fluent in — while adding in dashes of country-western style to her wardrobe, while modeling her performances after American pop stars like Janet Jackson and Madonna.

From

“We weren’t introduced to Tejano music until later on … we didn’t speak fluent Spanish ... If we weren’t good enough, it was like, ‘Oh, you’re coconuts.’”

From

After a relatively lean run of scores in England colours, Buttler was back to something like his fluent best as he hit 54 off 33 balls on his Titans debut.

From

Through the weekend in Melbourne, there were obvious signs that these were not yet at their most fluent.

From

Back home in London, I used to love to learn swear words in my mother's Fante language - but was far from fluent.

From

Advertisement

Related yvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement