liquid
Americanadjective
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composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
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of, relating to, or consisting of liquids.
a liquid diet.
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flowing like water.
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clear, transparent, or bright.
liquid eyes.
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(of sounds, tones, etc.) smooth; agreeable; flowing freely.
the liquid voice of a trained orator.
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in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal.
liquid assets.
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Phonetics. characterizing a frictionless speech sound pronounced with only a partial obstruction of the breath stream and whose utterance can be prolonged as that of a vowel, especially l and r.
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(of movements, gestures, etc.) graceful; smooth; free and unconstricted.
the ballerina's liquid arabesques.
noun
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a liquid substance.
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Phonetics. either r or l, and sometimes m, n, ng.
noun
adjective
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of, concerned with, or being a liquid or having the characteristic state of liquids
liquid wax
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shining, transparent, or brilliant
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flowing, fluent, or smooth
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(of assets) in the form of money or easily convertible into money
Related Words
Liquid, fluid agree in referring to matter that is not solid. Liquid commonly refers to substances, as water, oil, alcohol, and the like, that are neither solids nor gases: Water ceases to be a liquid when it is frozen or turned to steam. Fluid is applied to anything that flows, whether liquid or gaseous: Pipes can carry fluids from place to place.
Other Word Forms
- liquidly adverb
- liquidness noun
- nonliquid adjective
- nonliquidly adverb
- unliquid adjective
Etymology
Origin of liquid
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English liquyd, from Latin liquidus, equivalent to liqu(ēre) “to be liquid” + -idus -id 4
Example Sentences
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Around 20% of the global petroleum liquids the world uses transits through the strait each day.
From MarketWatch
The samples suggest the presence of a liquid meltwater layer that lacks dissolved oxygen.
From Science Daily
Fracking involves injecting high-pressure liquid between layers of rock to force open fissures and release any oil and natural gas stored there.
From BBC
Because condensates behave like liquids that can fuse, flow, and quickly exchange components, scientists long believed they were simple, unstructured droplets.
From Science Daily
New product structures aim to solve the central challenge: how to make inherently illiquid investments feel liquid.
From MarketWatch
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