Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluent

/ˈfluənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: flu-ent
IPA: /ˈfluənt/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That flows; flowing, liquid.

adj

Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

adj

Being or relating to a fluent interface.

noun

A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"fluent handwriting"
"For time is a fleeting thing, and which appeareth as in a shadow, with the matter ever gliding, alwaies fluent, without ever being stable or permanent[…]."
"She's fluent in French."
"The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent."
"The payment processor offers a fluent API."

Etymology

From Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of fluō (“to flow”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fluens

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfluənt/
British English: /ˈfluːənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more fluent (comparative) most fluent (superlative) fluents (plural)

Derived Forms

disfluent dysfluent fluentness hyperfluent nonfluent overfluent subfluent transfluent

Phrases

fluent interface socially fluent

Frequently Paired Words

fluency fluently

Synonyms

fluid runny eloquent facile silver silver-tongued smooth-spoken liquid smooth

Antonyms

laborious

Rhymes With

pursuant truant confluent

Questions

How do you pronounce fluent?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfluənt/.
What does fluent mean?: That flows; flowing, liquid.
Where does fluent come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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