fluent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of fluō (“I flow”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfluːənt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfluənt/ (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈfljuːɛnt/ (Wales, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /flɪu̯ənt/ Rhymes: -ʊənt === Adjective === fluent (comparative more fluent, superlative most fluent) That flows; flowing, liquid. Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently. (programming) Being or relating to a fluent interface. ==== Usage notes ==== In casual use, “fluency” refers to language proficiency broadly, while in narrow use, it refers to using a language flowingly, rather than haltingly. ==== Synonyms ==== (that flows): fluid; see also Thesaurus:flowing or Thesaurus:runny (voluble): ==== Antonyms ==== laborious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fluency fluently ==== Translations ==== === Noun === fluent (plural fluents) (mathematics, obsolete) A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions. === References === === Anagrams === netful, unfelt == French == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === fluent (feminine fluente, masculine plural fluents, feminine plural fluentes) twitchy === Further reading === “fluent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === fluent third-person plural future active indicative of fluō == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin fluens. === Adjective === fluent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fluent or fluente) (of a liquid) flowing; that flows ==== Related terms ==== fluer == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French fluent. === Adjective === fluent m or n (feminine singular fluentă, masculine plural fluenți, feminine/neuter plural fluente) fluent ==== Declension ====