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Words with a similar base: liquid, liquid_state, liquidity, liquidness

'liquid'

[liquid.n.01] as in: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure

'liquid'

[liquid.n.02] as in: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility

'liquid'

[liquid.n.03] as in: fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume

'liquid'

[liquid.n.04] as in: a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

'liquid'

[liquid.a.01] as in: existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow

Examples:
water and milk and blood are liquid substances

'liquid'

[liquid.s.01] as in: filled or brimming with tears

Examples:
swimming eyes
sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid

'liquid'

[liquid.s.02] as in: clear and bright

Examples:
the liquid air of a spring morning
eyes shining with a liquid luster
limpid blue eyes

'liquid'

[melted.a.01] as in: changed from a solid to a liquid state

Examples:
rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow

'liquid'

[liquid.s.03] as in: smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness

Examples:
the liquid song of a robin

'liquid'

[fluent.s.01] as in: smooth and unconstrained in movement

Examples:
a long, smooth stride
the fluid motion of a cat
the liquid grace of a ballerina

'liquid'

[fluid.s.04] as in: in cash or easily convertible to cash

Examples:
liquid (or fluid) assets

Origins

					liquid (English)
└── liquide (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── liquide (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── liquidus (Latin)
            ├── -idus (Latin)
            └── liqueo (Latin)