1
a
: capable of flowing : fluid
powdered, granular, or fluent materials
b
: capable of moving with ease and grace
the fluent body of a dancer
2
a
: capable of using a language easily and accurately
fluent in Spanish
a fluent writer
b
: effortlessly smooth and flowing
a fluent performance
spoke in fluent English
c
: having or showing mastery of a subject or skill
fluent in math
fluently
adverb
Examples of fluent in a Sentence
a fluent speaker of Chinese
a very fluent speaker who always communicates his points well
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In the past, being a great software engineer might have meant being fluent in Java, writing elegant Python code or knowing the ins and outs of the latest frameworks.
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The siblings, who grew up immersed in Thailand’s entertainment industry and are fluent in both Thai and English, are expected to drop new material in the latter half of 2025.
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Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Musical literacy is a highly specialized skill; to become a fluent reader of music, a student needs to be given the kind of focused instruction that not all public schools have the funding to provide.
—Matthew Aucoin, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
In the past, being a great software engineer might have meant being fluent in Java, writing elegant Python code or knowing the ins and outs of the latest frameworks.
—Drew Naukam, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
The siblings, who grew up immersed in Thailand’s entertainment industry and are fluent in both Thai and English, are expected to drop new material in the latter half of 2025.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Fluent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluent. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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