Standard Lemma guide

fluently

adv · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In a fluent manner, as expressing oneself easily, especially in a foreign language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He lived in Mexico, so he is able to speak Spanish fluently.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a fluent manner, as having graceful movements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adv

Meaning 3

In a fluent manner, as literally flowing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in a fluent manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she speaks French fluently

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English fluent Middle English -ly English -ly English fluently From fluent + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: بِطَلَاقَة (bi-ṭalāqa) — expressing oneself easily
  • Arabic: لِبْلِب (liblib) — expressing oneself easily
  • Armenian: սահուն (sahun) — expressing oneself easily
  • Catalan: fluidament — expressing oneself easily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 流利 (liúlì) — expressing oneself easily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 滔滔 (tāotāo) — expressing oneself easily
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暢達 /畅达 (chàngdá) — expressing oneself easily
  • Czech: plynule — expressing oneself easily
  • Czech: plynně — expressing oneself easily
  • Danish: flydende — expressing oneself easily
  • Dutch: vloeiend — expressing oneself easily
  • Faroese: flótandi — expressing oneself easily
  • Finnish: sujuvasti — expressing oneself easily
  • French: couramment — expressing oneself easily
  • German: fließend — expressing oneself easily
  • Greek: άπταιστα (áptaista) — expressing oneself easily
  • Greek: απταίστως (aptaístos) — expressing oneself easily
  • Hindi: रवानी से (ravānī se) — expressing oneself easily
  • Hungarian: folyékonyan — expressing oneself easily
  • Indonesian: dengan lancar — expressing oneself easily
  • Indonesian: dengan fasih — expressing oneself easily
  • Italian: correntemente — expressing oneself easily
  • Japanese: ぺらぺらと (perapera to) — expressing oneself easily
  • Japanese: 流暢に (ryūchō ni) — expressing oneself easily
  • Japanese: すらすらと (surasura to) — expressing oneself easily
  • Norwegian: flytende — expressing oneself easily
  • Polish: biegle — expressing oneself easily
  • Polish: płynnie — expressing oneself easily
  • Portuguese: fluentemente — expressing oneself easily
  • Russian: бе́гло (béglo) — expressing oneself easily
  • Russian: свобо́дно (svobódno) — expressing oneself easily
  • Slovak: plynulo — expressing oneself easily
  • Spanish: dominar — expressing oneself easily
  • Spanish: con fluidez — expressing oneself easily
  • Spanish: con soltura — expressing oneself easily
  • Spanish: fluido — expressing oneself easily
  • Spanish: fluidamente — expressing oneself easily
  • Swedish: flytande — expressing oneself easily
  • Ukrainian: ві́льно (vílʹno) — expressing oneself easily
  • Czech: plynule — having graceful movements
  • Finnish: sulavasti — having graceful movements
  • Polish: płynnie — having graceful movements
  • Portuguese: fluentemente — having graceful movements