1620s, "abundance;" 1630s, "smooth and easy flow," from fluent + abstract noun suffix -cy. Replaced earlier fluence (c. 1600).
fluency in spoken and written English is essential
flub
fluctuant
fluctuate
fluctuation
flue
fluency
fluent
fluff
fluffy
flugelhorn
fluid
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