fluency
/ˈfluːənsi/FLOO-uhn-see
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈfluənsi/FLOO-uhn-see
Meaningbeing fluent
Common meaning: ease and smoothness in speaking or writing
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- fluto flowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 763 · scan
- encynoun ending: the quality or state of
Journey through time
- Latinfluō, flūxī, flūxum‘to flow’
- Englishfluent‘speaking or writing smoothly and easily’
- Englishformed in English from fluentfluency‘ease and smoothness in speaking or writing’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from fluent + -ency.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FLUENT, p.213 · scan
Roots
- fluō, flūxī, flūxum Latin “to flow”
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