Fluency

//ˈfluːənsi// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of smoothness of flow. countable, uncountable

    "She has fluency, nobility, / Elegance and symmetry, / Stability, fluidity, / Like poetry in motion."

  2. 2
    the quality of being facile in speech and writing wordnet
  3. 3
    The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    skillfulness in speaking or writing wordnet
  5. 5
    The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes countable, uncountable

    "While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on."

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  1. 6
    powerful and effective language wordnet

Synonyms

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eloquenceloquaciousnessvolubilityabundanceaffluenceafflux

Example

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"I'm amazed at your fluency in English."

Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence.

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