fluency

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The quality of smoothness of flow.

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

2. 2
   noun

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   the quality of being facile in speech and writing

4. 4
   noun

   skillfulness in speaking or writing

5. 5
   noun

   powerful and effective language

6. 6
   noun

   The quality of being fluent in a language; a person's command of a particular language.

Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence.