Fluency
['fluːənsɪ] or ['fluənsi]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being facile in speech and writing.
(noun.) skillfulness in speaking or writing.
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Definition
(n.) The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of utterance; volubility.
Typist: Sharif
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Smoothness.[2]. Volubility, glibness, readiness of speech, ready utterance, command of language, facility of expression, GIFT OF THE GAB.
Checker: Vivian
Unserious Contents or Definition
The art of releasing the same.
Typist: Robinson
Examples
- Topsy had an uncommon verbal memory, and committed with a fluency that greatly encouraged her instructress. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- He chattered on, with something of the smooth gossiping fluency of former times. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Where did you learn such fluency—such a good accent? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He talked on in this complimentary strain with a fluency which left me no exertion to make beyond the effort of maintaining my composure. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He spoke French with considerable fluency; and was one of the finest waltzers in Europe. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
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