Fluent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

smooth and unconstrained in movement

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈuːənt/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈuːənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈuːənt/

1 syllable Say it as /flˈuːənt/.

Examples

a long, smooth stride
the fluid motion of a cat
the liquid grace of a ballerina

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

adjective	smooth and unconstrained in movement “a long, smooth stride”
adjective	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”

Word Forms

smoothness	noun	the quality of being free from errors or interruptions
eloquence	noun	powerful and effective language
elocute	verb	declaim in an elocutionary manner
facility	noun	a natural effortlessness; ; --Jane Austen
fluency	noun	powerful and effective language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fließend

geschmeidig und uneingeschränkt in der Bewegung

🇫🇷French

courant

mouvement fluide et sans contrainte

🇪🇸Spanish

fluido

movimiento suave y sin restricciones

🇮🇹Italian

fluente

movimento fluido e senza vincoli

🇳🇱Dutch

vloeiend

soepel en ongehinderd in beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

fluente

movimento suave e sem restrições

🇷🇺Russian

беглый

плавный и неограниченный в движении

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवाहमय

गति में सहज और अप्रतिबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবলীল

চলাচলে মসৃণ এবং অনিয়ন্ত্রিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சரளமாக

மென்மையான மற்றும் இயக்கத்தில் கட்டுப்பாடற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిష్ణాతులు

మృదువైన మరియు కదలికలో అనియంత్రిత

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्खलित

हालचालीमध्ये गुळगुळीत आणि अनियंत्रित

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્ખલિત

ચળવળમાં સરળ અને અનિયંત્રિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರರ್ಗಳ

ಚಲನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಯವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുക്കുള്ള

ചലനത്തിൽ സുഗമവും അനിയന്ത്രിതവുമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਵਾਨਗੀ

ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਰੋਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

روانی

ہموار اور تحریک میں غیر محدود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流利

运动平稳且不受限制

🇯🇵Japanese

流暢

スムーズで制限のない動き

🇰🇷Korean

유창한

부드럽고 제한되지 않은 움직임

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thông thạo

trơn tru và không bị hạn chế trong chuyển động

🇹🇭Thai

คล่องแคล่ว

ราบรื่นและไร้ข้อจำกัดในการเคลื่อนไหว

🇮🇩Indonesian

fasih

gerakannya halus dan tidak dibatasi

🇵🇭Filipino

matatas

makinis at walang pigil sa paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

fasih

lancar dan tidak terkekang dalam pergerakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طلِق

سلس وغير مقيد في الحركة

🇮🇷Persian

روان

نرم و بدون محدودیت در حرکت

🇹🇷Turkish

akıcı

hareket halinde pürüzsüz ve kısıtlamasız

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹטֵף

חלק ובלתי מוגבל בתנועה

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