1
a
: capable of flowing : fluid
powdered, granular, or fluent materials
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
a fluent performance
spoke in fluent English
c
: having or showing mastery of a subject or skill
fluent in math
fluently
adverb
Examples of fluent in a Sentence
a fluent speaker of Chinese
a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
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Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The aspiring app developers of today no longer have to be fluent in coding.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 13 May 2025
Today, there are five fluent speakers of the Chochenyo language.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 May 2025
What To Know Leo, 69, has spent much of his career in Peru and is fluent in Spanish and Italian.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluent. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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