flu´ent|ly

flu´ent|ly
flu|ent «FLOO uhnt», adjective.
1. flowing smoothly or easily: »

Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French.

2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »

a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers.

3. not fixed or stable; fluid; liquid.
╂[< Latin fluēns, -entis, present participle of fluere to flow]
–flu´ent|ly, adverb.
–flu´ent|ness, noun.
Synonym Study 2 Fluent, glib, voluble mean speaking easily. Fluent suggests speaking or writing both easily and well: »

He is a fluent lecturer.

Glib suggests speaking so easily and so smoothly that it is not trustworthy: »

He is a glib liar.

Voluble suggests speaking so much and continuously that it is boring: »

Detained by a voluble talker, I was late.


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  • flu|ent — «FLOO uhnt», adjective. 1. flowing smoothly or easily: »Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French. 2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers. 3. not fixed or stable;… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flu´ent|ness — flu|ent «FLOO uhnt», adjective. 1. flowing smoothly or easily: »Long practice enabled the American to speak fluent French. 2. speaking or writing easily and rapidly: »a fluent speaker. Fluent children are often also good readers. 3. not fixed or… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • con´flu|ent|ly — con|flu|ent «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »confluent rivers. 2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »confluent eruptions of the skin. b) characterized by such eruptions. –n. 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|flu|ent — «KON flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. flowing or running together; blending into one: »confluent rivers. 2. Medicine. a) tending to join or run together: »confluent eruptions of the skin. b) characterized by such eruptions. –n. 1. a stream… …   Useful english dictionary

  • af´flu|ent|ly — af|flu|ent «AF lu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having wealth; rich; wealthy: »an affluent person. 2. Figurative. abundant; plentiful. SYNONYM(S): copious, plenteous. 3. flowing freely …   Useful english dictionary

  • af|flu|ent — «AF lu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having wealth; rich; wealthy: »an affluent person. 2. Figurative. abundant; plentiful. SYNONYM(S): copious, plenteous. 3. flowing freely …   Useful english dictionary

  • cir|cum|flu|ent — «suhr KUHM flu uhnt», adjective. flowing around; surrounding. ╂[< Latin circumfluēns, entis, present participle of circumfluere overflow all around < circum around + fluere flow] …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|flu|ent — «IHN flu uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. flowing in. –n. a stream flowing into another stream …   Useful english dictionary

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