fluency

noun

flu·​en·​cy ˈflü-ən(t)-sē 

: the quality or state of being fluent

Examples of fluency in a Sentence

She speaks with great fluency.

Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language to earn a degree.

a dancer known for her fluency and grace

He plays the piano with speed and fluency.

Recent Examples on the Web

Every time, the marketers who moved early, built creative fluency and established measurement baselines before the channel got crowded were the ones who could still make the economics work when costs normalized. — Phoena Pang, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The state has also launched other efforts, including the Connecticut AI Academy, a free online school that offers certificate programs in AI literacy and AI fluency. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Papazian hand-selected his team from both production and real estate backgrounds, giving the campus an unusual dual fluency. — Partner Content, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

Warga recommends bringing product and engineering talent directly into HR leadership teams, then learning from those hires to develop hands-on fluency with AI tools. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1636, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fluency

• truancy

Kids Definition

fluency

noun

flu·​en·​cy ˈflü-ən-sē 

: the quality or state of being fluent