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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 | ||
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