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| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : floo-uh nt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈflu ənt |
Definition of fluently
Origin :- 1580s, "flowing freely" (of water, also of speech), from Latin fluentem (nominative fluens) "lax, relaxed," figuratively "flowing, fluent," present participle of fluere "to flow, stream, run, melt," from PIE *bhleugw-, extended form of *bhleu- "to swell, well up, overflow" (cf. Latin flumen "river;" Greek phluein "to boil over, bubble up," phlein "to abound"), an extension of root *bhel- (2) "to blow, inflate, swell;" see bole. Used interchangeably with fluid in Elizabethan times. Related: Fluently.
- As in evenly : adv on an even plane
- As in smoothly : adv flatly
- As in easily : adv without difficulty
- He spoke easily, fluently, and calmly: a man supremely self-controlled.
- Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
- You speak foreign languages—at least, French and German—fluently.
- Extract from : « Sir Jasper Carew » by Charles James Lever
- She spoke French and Italian as fluently as she did English.
- Extract from : « Queen Elizabeth » by Jacob Abbott
- He said this with a slightly foreign accent, but fluently and easily.
- Extract from : « The Bramleighs Of Bishop's Folly » by Charles James Lever
- Then the great man began to swear, and did it well and fluently, with gusto.
- Extract from : « Cruel Barbara Allen » by David Christie Murray
- Father Pedro says you are getting on fluently with your translations.
- Extract from : « A Waif of the Plains » by Bret Harte
- He spoke German fluently, and his commands were promptly obeyed.
- Extract from : « Down the Rhine » by Oliver Optic
- Yes; but I had never heard that they quoted the Æneid so fluently.
- Extract from : « The Conspirators » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)
- Abramovitch and his wife spoke French fluently, the former also English.
- Extract from : « From Paris to New York by Land » by Harry de Windt
- You speak English as naturally and fluently as if you were born to the tongue.
- Extract from : « The Place of Honeymoons » by Harold MacGrath
Synonyms for fluently
- calmly
- comfortably
- competently
- constantly
- conveniently
- coolly
- dexterously
- efficiently
- effortlessly
- evenly
- facilely
- fluently
- freely
- hand over fist
- handily
- hands down
- just like that
- levelly
- lightly
- like nothing
- no sweat
- nothing to it
- on an even keel
- piece of cake
- placidly
- plainly
- quickly
- readily
- regularly
- simply
- sleekly
- smoothly
- steadily
- straight
- surely
- swimmingly
- tranquilly
- uncomplicatedly
- uniformly
- unvaryingly
- well
- with ease
- with no effort
- without a hitch
- without bumps
- without trouble
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