fluent

fluent
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. flowing, graceful, voluble. See elegance, loquacity.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Flowing]
Syn. fluid, easy, graceful; see flowing .
2. [Capable of speaking easily]
Syn. eloquent, articulate, voluble, loquacious, glib, facile, wordy, smooth, copious, talkative, mellifluent, mellifluous, able to speak readily, smooth-spoken, well-spoken, ready in speech, garrulous, effusive, declamatory, verbose, chatty, disputatious, argumentative, vocal, clamorous, cogent, persuasive, silver-tongued, honeyed, blarneying*, blabbery*, having the gift of gab*, fast-talking*.
Ant. inarticulate, tongue-tied, stammering.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
flowing, smooth, easy, loose, fluid, articulate, eloquent, smooth-talking, practiced, effortless, glib, natural, *silver-tongued.
ANT.: halting, floundering, tongue-tied
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by facility, especially of expression: easy, effortless, flowing, fluid, graceful, smooth. See STYLE.

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