fluency Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun powerful and effective language
    eloquence; smoothness.
    • his eloquence attracted a large congregation
    • fluency in spoken and written English is essential
    • his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
  2. noun skillfulness in speaking or writing
  3. noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
    volubility; articulateness.

WordNet

Flu"en*cy noun
Etymology
L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See Fluent.
Definitions
  1. The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.
    The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity. Macaulay.

Webster 1913