English noun: fluency | |||
| 1. | fluency (communication) powerful and effective language | ||
| Samples | His eloquence attracted a large congregation. Fluency in spoken and written English is essential. His oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police. | ||
| Synonyms | eloquence, smoothness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expressive style, style | ||
| 2. | fluency (cognition) skillfulness in speaking or writing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | skillfulness | ||
| Antonyms | disfluency | ||
| 3. | fluency (attribute) the quality of being facile in speech and writing | ||
| Synonyms | articulateness, volubility | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | communicativeness | ||