fluent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈfluːənt/ (UK)
- /ˈfluənt/ (General-American)
- /ˈfljuːɛnt/ (obsolete)
- /flɪu̯ənt/ Wales, Ottawa Valley
Etymology
From Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of fluō (“to flow”).
Meanings
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That flows; flowing, liquid.
For time is a fleeting thing, and which appeareth as in a shadow, with the matter ever gliding, alwaies fluent, without ever being stable or permanent[…].
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:fluent handwriting
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Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
She's fluent in French.
The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent.
1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:
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Being or relating to a fluent interface.
The payment processor offers a fluent API.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fluent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fluent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonfluent · fluentness · overfluent · subfluent · transfluent · fluent interface · disfluent · socially fluent · dysfluent · hyperfluent
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (83)
cy rhugl (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ja すらすら (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · sv flytande (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · nan-hbl 輾轉 /辗转 (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · es fluido (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · bg подвижен (that flows; flowing, liquid) · tl bihasa (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ms fasih (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · bg течен (that flows; flowing, liquid) · cmn 暢達 /畅达 (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · th คล่องแคล่ว (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · mi matatau (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ru бе́глый (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · haw poeko (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · la prōfluens (that flows; flowing, liquid) · nl vloeiend (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · nb flytende (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · grc εὔροος (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ota فصیح (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · gd siùbhlach (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · yue 流利 (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · xal келтә (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ja ぺらぺら (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · tr akıcı (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ar فَصِيح (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · th คล่อง (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ro fluent (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · sl tekoče (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · la fluens (that flows; flowing, liquid) · be бе́глы (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · es que domina (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · es facundo (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · la fluens (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · vi thành thạo (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ta சரளமாக (that flows; flowing, liquid) · pl biegły (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · es fluente (that flows; flowing, liquid) · is reiprennandi (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · id fasih (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · km ស្ទាត់ (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · fi sujuva (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · is altalandi (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · el με ευχέρεια (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · it fluido (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ta சரளமான (that flows; flowing, liquid) · ta சரளமாக (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ar طَلِق (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · sh tečan (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · uk ві́льно (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · tl matatas (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · el ρευστός (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · et sujuv (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · cs plynný (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · hy սահուն (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · da flydende (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · eu arin (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · cs plynulý (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · vi lưu loát (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · id lancar (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · hu folyékony (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · de flüssig (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · de fließend (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ja 流暢な (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · de fließend (that flows; flowing, liquid) · yi פֿליסיק (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · nn flytande (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · es fluyente (that flows; flowing, liquid) · bg свободен (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · xal усн (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · ru свобо́дный (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · hy վարժ (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · la prōfluens (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · vi trôi chảy (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · pl płynny (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · pt fluente (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · cmn 滔滔 (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · eo flua (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · fr parler couramment (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · cmn 流利 (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · io eloquenta (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · arz لبلب (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · no flytende (able to speak a language accurately and confidently) · el ευφραδής (able to speak a language accurately and confidently)