FLUENT


Meaning of FLUENT in English

/ ˈfluːənt; NAmE / adjective

1.

fluent (in sth) able to speak, read or write a language, especially a foreign language, easily and well :

She's fluent in Polish.

a fluent speaker / reader

2.

( of a language, especially a foreign language ) expressed easily and well :

He speaks fluent Italian.

3.

( of an action ) done in a smooth and skilful way :

fluent handwriting

fluent movements

►  flu·ent·ly adverb

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin fluent- flowing, from the verb fluere .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.