fluent[adjective]Synonyms: smooth, articulate, easy, effortless, flowing, natural, voluble, well-versed
Contrasted words: stammering, stuttering, tongue-tied, dumb, fettered, hampered, trammeled
Related Words: loquacious,
talkative,
easy,
effortless,
facile,
smooth,
apt,
prompt,
quick,
ready [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
flu‧ent /ˈfluːənt/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of fluere 'to flow']
1. able to speak a language very well
fluent in
She was fluent in English, French, and German.2. fluent French/Japanese etc someone who speaks fluent French etc speaks it like a person from that country:
He spoke in fluent Italian.3. fluent speech or writing is smooth and confident, with no mistakes:
He was a fluent and rapid prose writer.4. fluent movements are smooth and gentle, not sudden and sharp:
She rose with the fluent movement of an athlete.—fluently adverb:
He spoke French fluently.—fluency noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲