fluid

CEFRC1

/ˈfluːɪd/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A substance that can flow, including liquids and gases.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).

Examples

  • Language in particular is the most fluid of mediums.

  • This fluid can be substituted for glue.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈflɪu̯.ɪd/
  • /ˈfljuːɪd/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Intravenous fluids.

  2. Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. In a state of flux; subject to change.

More examples

In context

  • The plans are still fluid.

  • Oh, Loki made sure of that. My mortal parents blamed him for the way I was, for being fluid.

  • fluid inclusion Petrology, a tiny fluid- or gas-filled cavity in an igneous rock. 1-100 micrometers in diameter, formed by the entrapment of a fluid, typically that from which the rock crystallized.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fluid, from Latin fluidus (“flowing; fluid”), from Latin fluō (“to flow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁- (“to swell; surge; overflow; run”). Akin to Ancient Greek φλύειν (phlúein, “to swell; overflow”). Not related to English flow, which is a native, inherited word from *plew-, but is distantly related from English bleat.