fluency

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
18
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈfluːənsi/

Definition of fluency

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of smoothness of flow.
    “She has fluency, nobility, / Elegance and symmetry, / Stability, fluidity, / Like poetry in motion.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of smoothness of flow.
    “She has fluency, nobility, / Elegance and symmetry, / Stability, fluidity, / Like poetry in motion.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.
  3. (countable, uncountable)The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
    “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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Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia, equivalent to fluent + -cy. Cognate with French fluence.

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