English adjective: liquid | |||
1. | liquid existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow | ||
Samples | Water and milk and blood are liquid substances. | ||
Similar | fluid, liquefiable, liquefied, liquifiable, liquified, runny, semiliquid, watery | ||
Attribute | state, state of matter | ||
Antonyms | gaseous, solid | ||
2. | liquid filled or brimming with tears | ||
Samples | Swimming eyes. Sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid. | ||
Synonyms | swimming | ||
Similar | tearful | ||
Antonyms | dry-eyed, tearless | ||
3. | liquid clear and bright | ||
Samples | The liquid air of a spring morning. Eyes shining with a liquid luster. Limpid blue eyes. | ||
Synonyms | limpid | ||
Similar | clear | ||
Antonyms | opaque | ||
4. | liquid changed from a solid to a liquid state | ||
Samples | Rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow. | ||
Synonyms | liquified, melted | ||
Similar | dissolved, fusible, liquefied, liquified, molten, thawed | ||
See also | unfrozen | ||
Antonyms | unmelted | ||
5. | liquid smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness | ||
Samples | The liquid song of a robin. | ||
Similar | musical | ||
Antonyms | nonmusical, unmusical | ||
6. | liquid smooth and unconstrained in movement | ||
Samples | A long, smooth stride. The fluid motion of a cat. The liquid grace of a ballerina. | ||
Synonyms | fluent, fluid, smooth | ||
Similar | graceful | ||
Antonyms | awkward | ||
7. | liquid in cash or easily convertible to cash | ||
Samples | Liquid (or fluid) assets. | ||
Synonyms | fluid | ||
Similar | disposable | ||
Antonyms | nondisposable | ||
English noun: liquid | |||
1. | liquid (substance) a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fluid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alcohol, ammonia, ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide, antifreeze, beverage, distillate, distillation, drink, drinkable, grume, ink, liquor, medium, potable, pyroligneous acid, sheep dip, snake oil, supernatant, water, wood vinegar | ||
2. | liquid (state) the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility | ||
Synonyms | liquid state, liquidity, liquidness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state, state of matter | ||
3. | liquid (substance) fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fluid | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | artificial blood, elixir, extravasation, H2O, instillation, liquid crystal, spill, tuberculin, water | ||
4. | liquid (communication) a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r') | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consonant | ||