Both Uses of
fluent
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- I must go away and get strength....How is it that you speak so fluently now?†
Chpt 6 *
- Tess attempted to expostulate, but at this juncture all her fluency failed her, and without heeding he added: "Well, this paradise that you supply is perhaps as good as any other, after all.†
Chpt 6
Definitions:
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(1)
(fluent) able to easily comprehend and express; or expressed smoothly -- especially in a foreign language
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely (seen in classic literature), fluent can mean smooth or flowing -- as in: "fluent as the flight of a swallow" or "the fluent lines on the yacht" or Shakespeare's "fluent as the sea".