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Webster 1913 Edition

Fluency

Flu′en-cy

,
Noun.
[L.
fluentia
: cf. F.
fluence
. See
Fluent
.]
The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.
The art of expressing with
fluency
and perspicuity.
Macaulay.

Webster 1828 Edition

Fluency

FLU'ENCY

,
Noun.
[L. fluens, from flue, to flow.]
1.
The quality of flowing, applied to speech or language; smoothness; freedom from harshness; as fluency of numbers.
2.
Readiness of utterance; facility of words; volubility; as fluency of speech; a speaker of remarkable fluency.
3.
Affluence; abundance. Obs.

Definition 2024

fluency

fluency

English

Noun

fluency ‎(plural fluencies)

  1. The quality of smoothness of flow
  2. (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
  3. The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
    • 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport:
      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.

Translations

References

  • fluency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfluːənsi/

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