fluid
adjective
- that can flow; not solid; able to move and change shape without separating when under pressure
- of a fluid or fluids
- like a fluid; that can change rapidly or easily; not settled or fixed: fluid plans
- marked by or using graceful movements
- available for investment: fluid capital
- available as cash: fluid assets
noun
- any substance that can flow; liquid or gas
- a liquid in the body
See fluid in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(flo͞oˈĭd)
noun A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.
adjective- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
- Readily reshaped; pliable.
- Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.
a. Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
b. Characterized by or allowing social mobility: a fluid society.
- Convertible into cash: fluid assets.
Related Forms:
- flu·idˈi·ty (-ĭdˈĭ-tē), fluˈid·ness noun
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