fluent
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fluent
- /ˈfluːənt/ UK
- /ˈfluənt/ US
- /ˈfljuːɛnt/ obsolete
- /flɪu̯ənt/
Rhymes with -ʊənt
Where it comes from
From Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of fluō (“to flow”).
adjective more fluent · most fluent
- That flows; flowing, liquid. fluent handwriting
- Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently. She's fluent in French.
- Being or relating to a fluent interface. The payment processor offers a fluent API.
Similar: runny
noun fluents
- A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.
