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liq⋅uid

  [lik-wid]
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–adjective
1. composed of molecules that move freely among themselves but do not tend to separate like those of gases; neither gaseous nor solid.
2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of liquids: a liquid diet.
3. flowing like water.
4. clear, transparent, or bright: liquid eyes.
5. (of sounds, tones, etc.) smooth; agreeable; flowing freely: the liquid voice of a trained orator.
6. in cash or readily convertible into cash without significant loss of principal: liquid assets.
7. 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, esp. l and r.
8. (of movements, gestures, etc.) graceful; smooth; free and unconstricted: the ballerina's liquid arabesques.
–noun
9. a liquid substance.
10. Phonetics. either r or l, and sometimes m, n, ng.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME liquyd < L liquidus, equiv. to liqu(ēre) to be liquid + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
liq⋅uid⋅ly, adverb
liq⋅uid⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. 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.
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liq·uid   (lĭk'wĭd)   
n.  
    1. The state of matter in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow, little or no tendency to disperse, and relatively high incompressibility.
    2. 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:
    1. Melted by heating: liquid wax.
    2. 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 Balinese 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. 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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Liquidness

Liq"uid*ness\, n. The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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