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liquid Definition

liquid (lik′wid)

adjective

  1. readily flowing; fluid; specif., having its molecules moving freely with respect to each other so as to flow readily, unlike a solid, but because of cohesive forces not expanding indefinitely like a gas
  2. clear; limpid liquid eyes
  3. flowing smoothly and musically, gracefully, etc. liquid verse
  4. in cash or readily convertible into cash liquid assets
  5. Phonet. articulated without friction and capable of being prolonged like a vowel, as (l) and (r)

Etymology: OFr liquide < L liquidus < liquere, to be liquid, prob. < IE base *wlikw-, wet > Welsh gwlyb, moist

noun

  1. a liquid substance
  2. a liquid sound

liquid Related Forms
liq′uid·ness noun liq′uid·ly adverb
liquid Synonyms

liquid

modif.

  1. In a state neither solid nor gaseous

    fluid, watery, liquescent, fluidic, liquiform, molten, damp, moist, aqueous, liquefied, dissolved, deliquescent, melted, thawed; see also fluid, wet 1.

    Antonyms solid*, solidified, frozen.

  2. Having qualities suggestive of fluids

    flowing, running, splashing, sappy, thin, ichorous, solvent, moving, viscous, diluting; see also fluid, juicy 1.

    Antonyms dense, imporous, impenetrable.

  3. Readily available in cash

    ready, free, realizable, marketable, quick, fluid; see also usable.

    Antonyms tied up, permanent, fixed.

liquid Synonyms

liquid

n.

liquor, fluid, flux, inelastic fluid, juice, sap, extract, secretion, flow, matter in a liquid state, matter in a fluid state; see also water 1.

liquid Finance Definition
An investment or asset that can be quickly converted into cash at a price that closely resembles a fair market value. Treasury bills and widely-traded stocks are examples of liquid investments. Real estate and private equity investments are not liquid. A liquid market can accept large sell or buy orders without causing an inordinate influence on price. Liquidity risk is an uncertainty that is created from the inability to buy or sell an investment in a secondary market.
liquid Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dishwash: Why lemon juice is made with artificial flavor, while dishwashing liquid is made with real lemons?
  • pour: Then, carefully pour the liquid into a medicine measure to make sure you get the correct dose.
  • boil: To cook, a large pan of boiling liquid is required, often white wine or cider based.
  • spill: By the next day, the spilled liquids had soaked through some papers.
  • poach: The poaching liquid isn't usually used to make a sauce tho.

Preposition: through

  • sieve: Pass the cooking liquid through a sieve to remove all the bits and pieces.

Adjective modifier

  • flammable: Never use the spark coil in the vicinity of flammable liquids or gases.
  • colorless: Silicon tetrachloride is a colorless liquid at room temperature which fumes in moist air.
  • ionic: QUILL was the first research center in the world to focus on the development of ionic liquids.
  • viscous: More viscous liquids will require a longer draining time, less viscous liquids may over-deliver in the quoted time.
  • inflammable: Similarly, petroleum driven vehicles and inflammable liquids should not be kept in storage cupboards, as these too are fire risks.
  • corrosive: The SENTINEL is a fully automatic pump designed to remove corrosive liquids from landfill sites.

Modifies a noun

  • nitrogen: The probe contains liquid nitrogen, which is extremely cold.
  • crystal: The liquid crystal or led digital display is 16mm high.
  • chromatography: Another analytical technique that demands the highest possible quality solvents is high pressure liquid chromatography ( HPLC ).
  • biofuels: This is one of four briefing papers on its website, the other topics being phase change materials, ultrasonic cleaning and liquid biofuels.
  • refreshment: Open all day every day for liquid refreshment, there are up to six real ales available.
  • helium: This is cheaper and much safer then liquid helium.

Noun used with modifier

  • washing-up: Always soak the reel line in advance with washing-up liquid.
  • fairy: A biodegradeable form ( not fairy liquid ) works well.
liquid Quotes

Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, Offer no angles to the wind. They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholes Less than themselves.

—Tessimond, A(rthur) S(eymour) J(ohn)

Fromthefirst place of liquid darkness, within thesecond place of air and light, I set down the following record with itsmixture of fact and truths and memories oftruths and its direction always toward theThird Place, where the starting point is myth.

—Frame,Janet Paterson also known as Jean PatersonFrame

And let their liquid siftings fall To stain the stiff dishonoured shroud.

—Eliot,T(homas) S(tearns)

   Purpose apart, perched like an umpire, dozes, Dreams golden balls whirring through indigo. Clay blurs the whitewash but day still encloses The albinos, bonded in their flick and flow. Playing in musicked gravity, the pair Score liquid Euclids in foolscaps of air.

—Avison, Margaret

I couldn't eat, just went on drinking coffee, and sweating it out again. Liquid had no time to be digested; it came through the pores long before it reached the stomach. I lay wet through with sweat for four hoursöit was very nearly like happiness.

—Greene, (Henry) Graham

The Doctorissaidalsotohaveinventedanextraordinary weapon which will make war less brutal. It is described as a very powerful liquid which rots braces at a distance of a mile.

—Michael) pseudonym Beachcomber