fluent

adjective

ˈflü-ənt How to pronounce fluent (audio)
Definition of fluentnext
1
as in articulate
able to express oneself clearly and well a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well

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2
as in liquid
capable of moving like a liquid heated the wax until it was fluent, then poured it into the mold

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3
as in smooth
involving minimal difficulty or effort a fluent performance of one of the oldest magic tricks in the book

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Recent Examples of fluent The teachers need to be certified in elementary education, fluent in Spanish and certified to teach students who speak other languages, Jackson said. — Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026 Born and raised in Miami, Benitez is fluent in both English and Spanish. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 Kim So-un, fluent in both Japanese and Korean, grew up in colonial Korea. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 What that film didn’t foretell was the Pakistani-American director’s fluent command of dizzy action setpieces. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fluent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fluent
  1. articulate
  2. liquid
  3. smooth
  4. eloquent
  5. flowing
  6. easy
  7. vocal
  8. fluid
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  • But the affable and articulate Brown is team leader and fan favorite who makes fast friends, even if few of them can keep up.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Merriam voters tend to be better dressed and more articulate.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of articulate
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  • This has also been seen from orbit many times in photos from the International Space Station and, in fact, was seen by the Cassini spacecraft at Saturn when sunlight reflected off lakes of liquid methane on its huge moon Titan.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2026
  • New futures contracts often struggle to generate meaningful trading activity, and those that do succeed can take years to build a liquid market with abundant buyers and sellers.
    — Bruce Blythe, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of liquid
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  • It’s equipped with a cushioned running belt and shock-absorbing pads for smooth walks.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
  • But the nucleus increased in volume, and the nucleolus — a structure involved in producing ribosomes — became smoother.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of smooth
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  • Fittingly, this is a very American intersection of wealth and power, the exact kind of problem about which James Baldwin was always so eloquent and incisive.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Cinematic lyrical poet Victor Kossakovsky (Architecton, Gunda) offers in Holy Wood Dust another distinctive non-fiction meditation on a theme, a work that’s eloquent even if the author’s message is not always explicitly articulated.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of eloquent
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  • Sepideh Moafi Sepideh Moafi turned to Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika for her attire, sporting a dusty gold gown with a bevy of shimmering embellishments all over the bodice and semi-sheer flowing skirt.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.
    — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flowing
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  • The wine industry has largely convinced itself that faster, cheaper, and easier is the path to a better product.
    — Peter Hahn, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Once dinner is done, just pop it in the dishwasher for easy cleanup.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • The vocal and acting prowess of the cast stands out, in a large-scale production that matches the level of major international musicals.
    — Franchesca Guim, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
  • El-Sayed, a former Michigan health official, has been vocal about healthcare issues along the campaign trail, speaking frequently about Medicare For All alongside a push to get money out of politics and a focus on affordability issues more broadly.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
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  • By comparison, strong fluid flows elongated the cells and caused DNA damage, a crucial control detail that explains why past experiments might have yielded misleading results.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • These speech-to-speech models preserve the caller’s nuance and produce a more fluid conversation, with better end-to-end latency.
    — Jashwanth Pedapudi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
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