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fluent
English
Etymology
Latin fluens (“flowing”), present active participle of flu? (“I flow”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?flu??nt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?flu?nt/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /?flju??nt/
- Rhymes: -??nt
Adjective
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.
Usage notes
In casual use, “fluency” refers to language proficiency broadly, while in narrow use it refers to using a language flowingly, rather than haltingly.
Synonyms
- (that flows): fluent; see also Thesaurus:flowing or Thesaurus:runny
Related terms
- fluency
- fluently
Translations
Noun
fluent (plural fluents)
- (mathematics, obsolete) A continuous variable, especially one with respect to time in Newton's Method of Fluxions.
References
Anagrams
- netful, unfelt
Latin
Verb
fluent
- third-person plural future active indicative of flu?
Old French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fluens.
Adjective
fluent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular fluent or fluente)
- (of a liquid) flowing; that flows
Related terms
- fluer
Romanian
Etymology
From French fluent
Adjective
fluent m or n (feminine singular fluent?, masculine plural fluen?i, feminine and neuter plural fluente)
- fluent
Declension
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spirited
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sp???t?d/
- Hyphenation: spir?it?ed
Verb
spirited
- simple past tense and past participle of spirit
Adjective
spirited (comparative more spirited, superlative most spirited)
- Lively, vigorous, animated or courageous.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
- Remarkably United’s 10 men almost salvaged an improbable draw during a late, spirited challenge. They showed great competitive courage in that period and there were chances for Robin van Persie, Ángel Di María and Marouane Fellaini to punish City for defending too deeply and not being more clinical with their opportunities at the other end.
- November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk
Derived terms
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Translations
Anagrams
- despirit, dirt pies, pteriids, rip tides, riptides, tide rips
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