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FLUENCY
fluency, volubility, articulateness
(noun) the quality of being facile in speech and writing
fluency
(noun) skillfulness in speaking or writing
eloquence, fluency, smoothness
(noun) powerful and effective language; “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”; “fluency in spoken and written English is essential”; “his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
fluency (countable and uncountable, plural fluencies)
The quality of smoothness of flow.
(linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
Source: Wiktionary
Flu"en*cy, n. Etym: [L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See Fluent.]
Definition: The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility. The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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