よどみなく

Similar words

• すらすら

  すらすら also means smoothly or fluently, but often implies a light, effortless flow, while よどみなく emphasizes the absence of pauses or stumbling.

• 滞とどこおりなく

  滞りなく means without delay or hitch, often used for procedures or events proceeding smoothly, whereas よどみなく focuses on the flow of speech or action.

Etymology

From 淀み (stagnation, pause) + 無く (without). The word 淀む originally refers to water stagnating, and by extension to hesitation or faltering in speech.