liquid meaning and definition

LIQUID noun

Definition of liquid (noun)

1. a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2. 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
3. fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
4. a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')

LIQUID adjective

Definition of liquid (adjective)

1. existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
   • "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
   • antonym: gaseous
2. filled or brimming with tears
   • "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
   • synonyms: swimming
3. clear and bright
   • "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
   • synonyms: limpid
4. changed from a solid to a liquid state
   • "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
   • synonyms: liquified, melted
   • antonym: unmelted
5. smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
   • "the liquid song of a robin"
6. smooth and unconstrained in movement
   • "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
   • synonyms: fluent, fluid, smooth
7. in cash or easily convertible to cash
   • "liquid (or fluid) assets"
   • synonyms: fluid