fluent

UK: /ˈfluːənt/ US: /ˈfluənt/ ,(flo̅o̅′ənt)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

flu•ent /ˈfluənt/   adj. 

1. spoken or written with ease:
   spoke fluent French.
2. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily:
   fluent in three languages.
3. smooth;
   easy;
   graceful:
   fluent motion.

flu•en•cy, n. 

[uncountable] fluency in French.

flu•ent•ly, adv. See -flu-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

flu•ent  (flo̅o̅′ənt), adj. 

1. spoken or written with ease:
   fluent French.
2. able to speak or write smoothly, easily, or readily:
   a fluent speaker; fluent in six languages.
3. easy;
   graceful:
   fluent motion; fluent curves.
4. flowing, as a stream.
5. capable of flowing;
   fluid, as liquids or gases.
6. easily changed or adapted;
   pliant.

• Latin fluent- (stem of fluēns) flowing, present participle of fluere; see -ent
• 1580–90

flu′en•cy, flu′ent•ness, n. 
flu′ent•ly, adv. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. Fluent, glib, voluble may refer to a flow of words.
  Fluent suggests the easy and ready flow of an accomplished speaker and is usually a term of commendation:
  a fluent and interesting speech.
  Glib implies an excessive fluency divorced from sincerity or profundity; it often suggests talking smoothly and hurriedly to cover up or deceive, not giving the hearer a chance to stop and think; it may also imply a plausible, prepared, and well-rehearsed lie:
  He had a glib answer for everything.
  Voluble implies the overcopious and often rapid flow of words characteristic of a person who loves to talk:
  She overwhelmed him with her voluble answer.
  See also eloquent. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

fluent / ˈfluːənt/ adjective

1. able to speak or write a specified foreign language with facility
2. spoken or written with facility
3. easy and graceful in motion or shape
4. flowing or able to flow freely

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: flowing, from fluere to flow

ˈfluently adverb