fluent
[adjective]
Synonyms: smooth, articulate, easy, effortless, flowing, natural, voluble, well-versed

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Contrasted words: stammering, stuttering, tongue-tied, dumb, fettered, hampered, trammeled
Related Words: loquacious, talkative, easy, effortless, facile, smooth, apt, prompt, quick, ready

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flu‧ent /ˈfluːənt/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: present participle of fluere 'to flow']

1. able to speak a language very well
fluent in
She was fluent in English, French, and German.

2. fluent French/Japanese etc someone who speaks fluent French etc speaks it like a person from that country:
He spoke in fluent Italian.

3. fluent speech or writing is smooth and confident, with no mistakes:
He was a fluent and rapid prose writer.

4. fluent movements are smooth and gentle, not sudden and sharp:
She rose with the fluent movement of an athlete.
—fluently adverb:
He spoke French fluently.
—fluency noun [uncountable]

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