fluent

Definition

That flows; flowing, liquid.

Etymology

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

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."

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