NOUN | substance | fluid | a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure |
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substance | fluid | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container | |
ADJECTIVE | all | fluid, unstable | subject to change |
all | fluid, runny | characteristic of a fluid | |
all | fluid, fluent, liquid, smooth | smooth and unconstrained in movement | |
all | fluid, liquid | in cash or easily convertible to cash / cash | |
all | fluid, mobile | affording change (especially in social status) |
Sounds | fluw'ahd; fluw'ihd | |
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Rhymes | abbreviated ... wounded: 365 rhymes with ahd... | |
abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd... |
Meaning | subject to change; variable. | |
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Example | "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty" | |
Synonym | unstable | |
Broader | changeable, changeful | Such that alteration is possible |
Spanish | inestable | |
Catalan | inestable | |
Nouns | fluidness | a changeable quality |
Meaning | characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape. | |
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Synonym | runny | |
Broader | liquid | Existing as or having characteristics / characteristics of a liquid / liquid |
Spanish | fluido | |
Catalan | fluid | |
Nouns | fluid | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container |
fluid | a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure | |
fluidity, fluidness | the property of flowing easily |
Meaning | Smooth and unconstrained in movement. | |
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Example | "the fluid motion of a cat" | |
Synonyms | fluent, liquid, smooth | |
Broader | graceful | Characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution |
Spanish | fluido, ligero | |
Catalan | fluent, fluid, lleuger |
Meaning | In cash or easily convertible to cash / cash. | |
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Example | "liquid (or fluid) assets" | |
Synonym | liquid | |
Broader | disposable | Free or available for use or disposition |
Spanish | líquido | |
Catalan | líquid |
Meaning | affording change (especially in social status). | |
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Example | "Britain is not a truly fluid society" | |
Synonym | mobile | |
Broader | changeable, changeful | Such that alteration is possible |
Spanish | cambiante, inestable |
Meaning | A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure. | |
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Narrower | coolant | A fluid agent (gas or liquid / liquid) that produces cooling |
filtrate | The product of filtration | |
ichor | (Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods | |
liquid | A substance that is liquid / liquid at room temperature and pressure | |
Broader | substance | The real physical matter of which a person or thing consists |
Spanish | fluido | |
Catalan | fluid, fluïd | |
Adjectives | fluid | characteristic of a fluid |
Meaning | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid / liquid or a gas. | |
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Narrower | gas | A fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely |
liquid | fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume | |
Broader | matter | That which has mass and occupies space |
Spanish | fluido | |
Catalan | fluid | |
Adjectives | fluid | characteristic of a fluid |
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