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fluent adjective [ ˈfluːənt ]

• able to express oneself easily and articulately.
• "a fluent speaker and writer on technical subjects"
Similar: articulate, eloquent, expressive, communicative, coherent, cogent, illuminating, vivid, silver-tongued, persuasive, glib, voluble,
Opposite: inarticulate,
• smoothly graceful and effortless.
• "his style of play was fast and fluent"
Similar: free-flowing, smooth, effortless, easy, natural, fluid, unbroken, uninterrupted, continuous, graceful, elegant, regular, rhythmic,
Opposite: jerky,
• able to flow freely; fluid.
• "a fluent discharge from the nose"
Origin: late 16th century: from Latin fluent- ‘flowing’, from the verb fluere .


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