Definition of fluency
: the quality or state of being fluent
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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 of fluency from the Web
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The Texas Civil Rights Project said Perez-Domingo has a limited fluency in Spanish, and his primary language is Mam, an indigenous language in Guatemala.
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At a time when police were moving toward more community interaction, Reyes, whose father is Mexican-American and whose mother is white, started on the street as a patrol officer, applying his fluency in Spanish to the job.
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Immigrants have been serving in the U.S. military since the country’s founding, but recent programs have encouraged the enlistment of those with medical specialization or certain language fluency.
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Their queries were clumsy, demonstrating limited fluency in the workings of social media and its jargon.
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What’s blessedly the same: the dry sense of humor, the luscious visual style established by the frequent director Hiro Murai and the writers’ effortless fluency with social media’s language and quirks.
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Other mayoral candidates questioned Kander's fluency in municipal governance.
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But its requirements for volunteers are specific: fluency in Spanish and the ability to spend a month or more working in Harlingen.
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After serving prison time for his felony conviction, he was deported in 2004 to Mexico, lacking fluency in Spanish and struggling to find work, according to the lawsuit.
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First Known Use of fluency
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FLUENCY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of fluency for English Language Learners
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: the ability to speak easily and smoothly; especially : the ability to speak a foreign language easily and effectively
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: the ability to do something in a way that seems very easy
FLUENCY Defined for Kids
Definition of fluency for Students
: the ability to speak easily and well
Students must demonstrate fluency in a foreign language.
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