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fluence | fluent |

As a noun fluence

is (obsolete) fluency or fluence can be a magical or mysterious force; hypnotic power; energy.

As an adjective fluent is

that flows; flowing, liquid.

fluence

English

Etymology 1

(wikipedia fluence) From (etyl) fluence.

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) Fluency.
    • a voluble and smart fluence of tongue — Milton.
  • (physics) A measure of particle flux (or that of a pulse of electromagnetic radiation).

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened form of influence.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A magical or mysterious force; hypnotic power; energy.
  • * 1974 , (GB Edwards), The Book of Ebenezer Le Page , New York 2007, p. 191:
    • I don't say she would have done anything, if it had come to the point; but the fluence was on, and she got me hot.

    fluent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That flows; flowing, liquid.
    • fluent handwriting
  • *, II.12:
    • For time is a fleeting thing, and which appeareth as in a shadow, with the matter ever gliding, alwaies fluent , without ever being stable or permanent.
  • (linguistics) Able to speak a language accurately, rapidly, and confidently – in a flowing way.

    • Usage notes

    In casual use, “fluency” refers to language proficiency'' broadly, while in narrow use it refers to speaking a language ''flowingly, rather than haltingly.

    Related terms

    * fluency * fluently

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