FLUENT


Meaning of FLUENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈflü-ənt ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin fluent-, fluens, present participle of fluere — more at fluid

Date: 1585

1.

a. : capable of flowing : fluid

b. : capable of moving with ease and grace

the fluent body of a dancer

2.

a. : capable of using a language easily and accurately

fluent in Spanish

a fluent writer

b. : effortlessly smooth and flowing : polished

a fluent performance

spoke in fluent English

c. : having or showing mastery of a subject or skill

fluent in math

• flu·ent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.