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fluent
1. The ability to speak a language effortlessly and correctly.
2. Flowing in a smooth and graceful way; such as, a yacht with long, fluent curves.
3. Flowing or capable of flowing; such as, being fluid.
4. Etymology: from 1589, which came from Latin fluentem, fluens, present participle of fluere, "to flow".
This entry is located in the following units: -ent (page 6) fluct-, flucti-, -flux, flu-, flum-, -fluent, -fluence (page 3)
(Latin: flow, flowing; moving in a continuous and smooth way; wave, moving back and forth)
Word Entries containing the term: “fluent
fluent aphasia
1. Aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability to understand spoken or written words.
2. A condition in which speech is well articulated (usually 200 or more words per minute) and grammatically correct, but which is lacking in content and meaning.