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Fluent

Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving.

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Articulate 84% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Articulate 84% connected

Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Graceful 84% connected

Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Graceful 84% connected

Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment, speaker, air, act, speech.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fluency 74% connected

The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Fluency 74% connected

The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Volubility 74% connected

The quality or state of being voluble (in any of the senses of the adjective).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Volubility 74% connected

The quality or state of being voluble (in any of the senses of the adjective).

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Eloquent 92% connected

Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective manner; as, an eloquent orator or pre…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Facile 92% connected

Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Fluid 92% connected

Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Liquid 92% connected

Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Silver 92% connected

A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile, very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It is found native, and also combined with…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smooth 92% connected

Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Smooth-spoken 92% connected

Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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