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Changeable vs Fluent - What's the difference?

changeable | fluent |

As adjectives the difference between changeable and fluent

is that changeable is capable of being changed while fluent is that flows; flowing, liquid.

changeable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being changed.
  • Subject to sudden or frequent changes.
    • The weather is very changeable today; it can be bright sunshine, cloudy, windy and rainy in the same half-hour.

    Derived terms

    * changeably * changeability

    fluent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That flows; flowing, liquid.
    • fluent handwriting
  • *, II.12:
    • For time is a fleeting thing, and which appeareth as in a shadow, with the matter ever gliding, alwaies fluent , without ever being stable or permanent.
  • (linguistics) Able to speak 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 speaking a language ''flowingly, rather than haltingly.

    Related terms

    * fluency * fluently

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