fluent

 
Pronunciation: /ˈfluːənt/

adjective

  • 1able to express oneself easily and articulately: a fluent speaker and writer on technical subjects
  • able to speak or write a particular foreign language easily and accurately: she became fluent in French and German
  • (of a foreign language) spoken accurately and with facility: he spoke fluent Spanish
  • 2smoothly graceful and effortless: his style of play was fast and fluent
  • 3able to flow freely; fluid: a fluent discharge from the nose

Derivatives

fluently

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin fluent- 'flowing', from the verb fluere