fluency
The quality of smoothness of flow.
Noun
- The quality of smoothness of flow.
- She has fluency, nobility, / Elegance and symmetry, / Stability, fluidity, / Like poetry in motion. - 1996, Vera Morris, Bill Francoeur, A Little Princess: The Musical: Adapted from Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “Sara...
- 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
- 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. - 2011 December 10, David Ornstein,...
- The inherent ability to use a language easily and accurately.
Origin
From Late Latin fluentia, equivalent to fluent + -cy. Cognate with French fluence.