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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