1620s, "abundance;" 1630s, "smooth and easy flow," from fluent + -cy. Replaced earlier fluence (c. 1600).

eloquence: powerful and effective language; "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; &a [..]

Ease of flow, for example in talking, reading, handwriting and spelling.

1. Cognitive psychology. The ability to generate words, ideas and mental associations to problems. It is an important dimension of creativity. 2. A facility of speaking or writing in a language new to [..]

Ability to read text or converse with others accurately and quickly.

(n) powerful and effective language(n) skillfulness in speaking or writing(n) the quality of being facile in speech and writing

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The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their attention on wha [..]

The ability to use a skill with speed and ease. (PA WIN)

The flow in spoken or written language as perceived by the listener or reader. Flow is made possible by clarity of expression, the acceptable ordering of ideas, use of vocabulary and syntax appropriat [..]

The accurate, efficient, rapid, and smooth production of speech in extended discourse. Lack of fluency is characterized by unnatural pausing and slowness of speech.

The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their attention on wha [..]

Fluency is the ability to listen to, speak, read or write a language, so that it 'flows' readily, by recognising and producing spoken words and rapidly decoding or encoding and making meanin [..]

A term used to describe the extent to which the (target) text reads naturally in the target language. Ideally, it should not be noticeable that a translated has not initially been written in the target language. When this is not the case, at cApStAn we say that the text has a translanese flavour.

Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their atten [..]

the ability to express oneself without effort

See accuracy vs. fluency.

Fluency is the ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with appropriate expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their [..]

The ability to read a text accurately, quickly, and with proper expression and comprehension. Because fluent readers do not have to concentrate on decoding words, they can focus their attention on what the text means.

the ability to read words or larger language units in a limited time interval – freedom from word decoding problems that might hinder comprehension in silent or oral reading

The quality of smoothness of flow (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language. The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in th [..]