fluency

noun

flu·​en·​cy ˈflü-ən(t)-sē How to pronounce fluency (audio)
: the quality or state of being fluent

Examples of fluency in a Sentence

She speaks with great fluency. Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language to earn a degree. a dancer known for her fluency and grace He plays the piano with speed and fluency.
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Framed by the island’s raw, open landscape, the course offers wide fairways and a pace of play that favors focus, flow, and fluency with the terrain. Ashlee Marie Preston, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 At the time of the brain scans, researchers conducted cognitive tests to assess working memory, executive function, and fluency (the ease with which the brain processes information). Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Mar. 2025 Based on the massive size of the available data, the AI computationally patterns on how humans utilize natural language and mathematically mimics the same appearance of fluency. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025 Britain's embassy in Kyiv said at the start of 2025 that the U.K. had trained 200 Ukrainian flight personnel—not just fast jet pilots—in skills like ground operations and boosting English fluency, the latter one of the biggest hurdles for the trainee pilots to overcome. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fluency

Word History

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fluency was in 1636

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“Fluency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluency. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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fluency

noun
flu·​en·​cy ˈflü-ən-sē How to pronounce fluency (audio)
: the quality or state of being fluent

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