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Vinony

fluent

adjective

  1. flowing fully
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfluːənt/ / /ˈfluənt/ / /ˈfljuːɛnt/

adj

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

  1. That flows; flowing, liquid.

    “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[…].”

  2. Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently.

    “She's fluent in French.”

    “The clerk had, I'm afraid, a shrew of a wife—shrill, vehement, and fluent.”

  3. Being or relating to a fluent interface.

    “The payment processor offers a fluent API.”

noun

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

  1. A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.