'Fluent' definitions:
Definition of 'fluent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina" [syn: fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth]
adjective
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" [syn: eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken]
Definition of 'Fluent'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'Fluent'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- With most fluent utterance. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
- Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'fluent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affluent,
- all jaw,
- apt,
- articulate,
- ascending,
- axial,
- back,
- back-flowing,
- backward,
- balanced,
- candid,
- chatty,
- communicative,
- concinnate,
- concinnous,
- confluent,
- conversational,
- coursing,
- cursive,
- decurrent,
- defluent,
- descending,
- diffluent,
- down-trending,
- downward,
- drifting,
- easy,
- effortless,
- effusive,
- elegant,
- eloquent,
- euphonic,
- euphonical,
- euphonious,
- expansive,
- expressive,
- facile,
- felicitous,
- flip,
- flowing,
- fluid,
- fluidal,
- fluidic,
- fluxible,
- fluxile,
- fluxional,
- fluxionary,
- fluxive,
- flying,
- frank,
- gabby,
- garrulous,
- gassy,
- glib,
- going,
- gossipy,
- graceful,
- gregarious,
- gulfy,
- gushing,
- gushy,
- gyrational,
- gyratory,
- harmonious,
- juicy,
- liquid,
- liquidy,
- long-winded,
- loquacious,
- mazy,
- meandering,
- measured,
- mounting,
- multiloquent,
- multiloquious,
- natural,
- newsy,
- ordered,
- orderly,
- overtalkative,
- passing,
- pleasing,
- plunging,
- polished,
- pouring,
- profluent,
- progressive,
- prolix,
- prompt,
- quick,
- racing,
- ready,
- reflowing,
- refluent,
- regressive,
- retrogressive,
- rising,
- rotary,
- rotational,
- rotatory,
- running,
- runny,
- rushing,
- sappy,
- serpentine,
- sideward,
- sinking,
- slick,
- sluggish,
- smooth,
- smooth-sounding,
- smooth-spoken,
- soaring,
- sociable,
- streaming,
- succulent,
- surging,
- surgy,
- sweet,
- symmetrical,
- talkative,
- talky,
- tidal,
- tripping,
- up-trending,
- upward,
- verbose,
- vocal,
- voluble,
- vortical,
- watery,
- well-spoken,
- windy