liquid

/lˈɪkwəd/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

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
“swimming eyes”
clear and bright
“the liquid air of a spring morning”
changed from a solid to a liquid state
“rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow”
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
“the liquid song of a robin”
smooth and unconstrained in movement
“a long, smooth stride”
in cash or easily convertible to cash
“liquid (or fluid) assets”

noun

a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

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