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flu⋅ent
[floo-uh
nt] 
–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. | easy; graceful: fluent motion; fluent curves. |
| 4. | flowing, as a stream. |
| 5. | capable of flowing; fluid, as liquids or gases. |
| 6. | easily changed or adapted; pliant. |
Related forms:
flu⋅en⋅cy, flu⋅ent⋅ness, noun
flu⋅ent⋅ly, adverb
Synonyms:
1, 2. 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. See also eloquent.
1, 2. 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. See also eloquent.
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| flu·ent (flōō'ənt) adj.
[Latin fluēns, fluent-, present participle of fluere, to flow; see bhleu- in Indo-European roots.] flu'en·cy n., flu'ent·ly adv. |
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Fluently
Flu"ent*ly\, adv. In a fluent manner.
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Language Translation for : fluently
Spanish:
con soltura,
German:
fließend,
Japanese:
流ちょうに
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