eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken
(adjective) expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; “able to dazzle with his facile tongue”; “silver speech”
fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth
(adjective) smooth and unconstrained in movement; “a long, smooth stride”; “the fluid motion of a cat”; “the liquid grace of a ballerina”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fluent (comparative more fluent, superlative most fluent)
That flows; flowing, liquid.
(linguistics) Able to use a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.
In casual use, “fluency” refers to language proficiency broadly, while in narrow use it refers to using a language flowingly, rather than haltingly.
• (that flows): fluent; see also flowing or runny
fluent (plural fluents)
(mathematics, obsolete) A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.
• netful, unfelt
Source: Wiktionary
Flu"ent, a. Etym: [L. fluens, -entis, p.pr. of fluere to flow; cf. Gr. Fluctuate, Flux.]
1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.
2. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech. With most fluent utterance. Denham. Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's letter. De Quincey.
Flu"ent, n.
1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]
2. Etym: [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.)
Definition: A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; - - called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
