fluent

[FluĀ·ent]

To be fluent in something like a language or an instrument is to be able to use it smoothly and effortlessly.

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Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.

Adjective S.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"

Adjective S.
smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"

Adjective S.
easy and graceful in shape; "a yacht with long, fluent curves"


a.
Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.

a.
Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech.

n.
A current of water; a stream.

n.
A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral.


Fluent

Flu"ent , a. [L. fluens, -entis, p.pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. to boil over. Cf. Fluctuate, Flux.] 1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving. 2. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech.
With most fluent utterance.
Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter.

Fluent

Flu"ent, n. 1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.] 2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral.

Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.

A current of water; a stream.

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Usage Examples

I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in Spanish. I'd like to be a brain surgeon.

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