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Perspicuity vs Fluency - What's the difference?

perspicuity | fluency |

As nouns the difference between perspicuity and fluency

is that perspicuity is clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous while fluency is the quality of smoothness of flow.

perspicuity

English

Alternative forms

* perspicuite (rel-mid5) * perspicuitie (rel-mid5) * perspicuitye (rel-mid5) * perspicuyte (rel-mid5) * perspycuitie

Noun

  • Clarity, lucidity, especially in expression; the state or characteristic of being perspicuous.
  • * 1905 , (George Bernard Shaw), The Irrational Knot , ch. 18,
    • Whether through the first officer's want of perspicuity or my own stupidity, I was not a bit the wiser for the explanation.
  • Perspicacity; insight.
  • *
    • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4 , passage=“Well,” I answered, at first with uncertainty, then with inspiration, “he would do splendidly to lead your cotillon, if you think of having one.” ¶ “So you do not dance, Mr. Crocker?” ¶ I was somewhat set back by her perspicuity .}}
  • * 1965 , " The Stupid Spy," Time , 19 Mar,
    • Thompson, a high school dropout, said with rare perspicuity that he doubted the FBI would hire him.
  • (rare) Transparency; translucence.
  • * 1900 , (w), The Touchstone , ch. 11,
    • It must have been on some such day of harsh sunlight, the incisive February brightness that gives perspicuity without warmth.

    Synonyms

    * perspicuousness

    Related terms

    * perspicacious * perspicaciously * perspective

    References

    * “ perspicuity]” listed in the [2nd Ed.; 1989 * “ perspicuity, n.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [draft revision; Mar. 2010 * * * * "perspicuity"] in Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition © & (P)2007 Microsoft Corporation. * Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary , 1987-1996.

    fluency

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fluency) (fluencies)
  • The quality of smoothness of flow
  • (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
  • The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 10 , author=David Ornstein , title=Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.}}

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