Definition of Liquid
Noun: liquid li-kwid
- The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
- liquidness, liquidity, liquid state
- A substance that is a fluid at room temperature and pressure
- Fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
- A frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially 'l' and 'r')
- Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
"water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
- Filled or brimming with tears
"sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid";
- swimming
- Clear and bright
"the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid lustre";
- limpid
- Changed from a solid to a liquid state
"rivers filled to overflowing by liquid snow";
- melted, liquified
- Smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
"the liquid song of a robin"
- Unconstrained and flowing smoothly in movement
"the liquid grace of a ballerina";
- fluent, fluid, smooth
- In cash or easily convertible to cash
"liquid assets";
- fluid
See also:
liqueurs
liquidambar
Anagrams containing the word liquid