fluency

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfluːənsi/ === Noun === fluency (countable and uncountable, plural fluencies) 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 the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “fluency”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.