Liquid meaning

What does “liquid” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“liquid” is a noun and adjective with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure.

liquid

noun

  1. a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

  2. the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

  3. fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

  4. a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

adjective

  1. existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

    “water and milk and blood are liquid substances”

    Oppositesgaseoussolid
  2. filled or brimming with tears

    “swimming eyes”

    “sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid”

    Synonymsswimming
  3. clear and bright

    “the liquid air of a spring morning”

    “eyes shining with a liquid luster”

    Synonymslimpid
  4. changed from a solid to a liquid state

    “rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow”

  5. smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness

    “the liquid song of a robin”

  6. smooth and unconstrained in movement

    “a long, smooth stride”

    “the fluid motion of a cat”

  7. in cash or easily convertible to cash

    “liquid (or fluid) assets”

    Synonymsfluid

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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