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liquidness
liq·uid L0194600 (lĭk′wĭd)n.1. a. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow and little or no tendency to disperse, and is amorphous but has a fixed volume and is difficult to compress.b. Matter or a specific body of matter in this state.2. Linguistics A consonant articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, such as English l and r.adj.1. Of or being a liquid.2. Having been liquefied, especially:a. Melted by heating: liquid wax.b. Condensed by cooling: liquid oxygen.3. Flowing readily; fluid: added milk to make the batter more liquid.4. Having a flowing quality without harshness or abrupt breaks: liquid prose; the liquid movements of a ballet dancer.5. Linguistics Articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel.6. Clear and shining: the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel.7. Existing as or readily convertible into cash: liquid assets.
[From Middle English, of a liquid, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus, from liquēre, to be liquid.]
liq′uid·ly adv.liq′uid·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | liquidness - the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilityliquid state, liquidity, liquidstate of matter, state - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" | | 2. | liquidness - the property of flowing easily; "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"fluidity, fluidness, runniness, liquiditythinness - a consistency of low viscosity; "he disliked the thinness of the soup" |
TranslationsEncyclopediaSeeliquidliquidness
Synonyms for liquidnessnoun the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibilitySynonyms- liquid state
- liquidity
- liquid
Related Wordsnoun the property of flowing easilySynonyms- fluidity
- fluidness
- runniness
- liquidity
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