ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fluent

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfluːənt/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Fluent is an adjective meaning That flows; flowing, liquid.

Meaning

That flows; flowing, liquid.

More Meanings

  1. Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
  2. (programming) Being or relating to a fluent interface.
  3. (mathematics, obsolete) A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.

Example Sentences

fluent handwriting
She's fluent in French.
The payment processor offers a fluent API.
The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent.

Word Forms

Synonyms for fluent

Depending on context, synonyms include fluid, runny, articulate, facile, eloquent, smooth.

Antonyms for fluent

Common opposites include laborious.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include flowing, smooth, liquid, fluid, graceful, facile.

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