different between fluency vs aptness

English

Etymology

From Late Latin fluentia. Cognate with French fluence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?flu??nsi/

Noun

fluency (countable and uncountable, plural fluencies)

1. The quality of smoothness of flow.
2. (linguistics) The quality of being fluent in a language; A person's command of a particular language.
3. The quality of consistently applying skill correctly in the manner of one well-practiced at it, requiring little deliberate thought to perform without mistakes

Derived terms

• dysfluency

Translations

References

• fluency in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

apt +? -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æptn?s/

Noun

aptness (countable and uncountable, plural aptnesses)

1. suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
2. disposition of the mind; propensity

3. speed or readiness in learning; docility

4. proneness; tendency

Translations

References

• aptness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Stepans, pantses, patness