Fluency — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

powerful and effective language

skillfulness in speaking or writing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/flˈuːənsi/

🇬🇧British English

/flˈuːənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/flˈuːənsi/

2 syllables Say it as /flˈuːənsi/.

Examples

his eloquence attracted a large congregation
fluency in spoken and written English is essential
his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smoothness volubility eloquence articulateness

Antonyms

disfluency

Parts of Speech

noun	powerful and effective language “his eloquence attracted a large congregation”
noun	skillfulness in speaking or writing
noun	the quality of being facile in speech and writing

Word Forms

eloquent	adjective	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
fluent	adjective	expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
voluble	adjective	marked by a ready flow of speech
articulate	adjective	expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Geläufigkeit

kraftvolle und wirkungsvolle Sprache

🇫🇷French

aisance

un langage puissant et efficace

🇪🇸Spanish

fluidez

lenguaje potente y eficaz

🇮🇹Italian

fluidità

linguaggio potente ed efficace

🇳🇱Dutch

vloeiendheid

krachtige en effectieve taal

🇵🇹Portuguese

fluência

linguagem poderosa e eficaz

🇷🇺Russian

беглость

мощный и эффективный язык

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रवाह

सशक्त एवं प्रभावी भाषा

🇧🇩Bengali

সাবলীলতা

শক্তিশালী এবং কার্যকর ভাষা

🇮🇳Tamil

சரளமாக

சக்திவாய்ந்த மற்றும் பயனுள்ள மொழி

🇮🇳Telugu

పటిమ

శక్తివంతమైన మరియు సమర్థవంతమైన భాష

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रवाहीपणा

शक्तिशाली आणि प्रभावी भाषा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રવાહિતા

શક્તિશાળી અને અસરકારક ભાષા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರರ್ಗಳತೆ

ಶಕ್ತಿಯುತ ಮತ್ತು ಪರಿಣಾಮಕಾರಿ ಭಾಷೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒഴുക്കുള്ള

ശക്തവും ഫലപ്രദവുമായ ഭാഷ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਵਾਨਗੀ

ਸ਼ਕਤੀਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

روانی

طاقتور اور موثر زبان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流畅度

强大而有效的语言

🇯🇵Japanese

流暢さ

強力で効果的な言語

🇰🇷Korean

유창

강력하고 효과적인 언어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự lưu loát

ngôn ngữ mạnh mẽ và hiệu quả

🇹🇭Thai

ความคล่องแคล่ว

ภาษาที่ทรงพลังและมีประสิทธิภาพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelancaran

bahasa yang kuat dan efektif

🇵🇭Filipino

katatasan

malakas at mabisang wika

🇲🇾Malay

kelancaran

bahasa yang kuat dan berkesan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الطلاقة

لغة قوية وفعالة

🇮🇷Persian

روانی

زبان قدرتمند و موثر

🇹🇷Turkish

akıcılık

güçlü ve etkili bir dil

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֶׁטֶף

שפה חזקה ויעילה

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