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
- Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.
- (programming) Being or relating to a fluent interface.
- (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
- fluents
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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