profluent

P3R1O1F4L1U1E1N1T1
/ˈpɹɒfluənt//ˈpɹɒfləwənt/

adjective

Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.

OriginLatin profluens →
Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveprofluent (comparative more profluent, superlative most profluent)

comparative more profluent · superlative most profluent

  1. Flowing smoothly as if in a stream.

    My profluent waters perish not from life, Absorbed into the ever-living sea Whose life is in their full replenishment.

    1881, James Thomson (B. V.), A Voice from the Nile

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
abundant

Origin

  1. Latinprofluens
  2. Englishprofluent

From Latin profluens, from profluere (“to flow forth”), from pro- + fluere (“to flow”).

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

profluent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profluent

MLA

“profluent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profluent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “profluent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/profluent.

Source: profluent on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.