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Fluent vs Efficient - What's the difference?

fluent | efficient |

As adjectives the difference between fluent and efficient

is that fluent is that flows; flowing, liquid while efficient is efficient.

fluent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That flows; flowing, liquid.
  • fluent handwriting
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  • (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.

    Anagrams

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    efficient

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
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  • Using a particular proportion of available energy.
  • Causing effects; producing results.
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  • The efficient cause is the working cause.

    Antonyms

    * inefficient

    Derived terms

    * efficient cause * subefficient

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