fluid
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5.1
- adjective
- /ˈfluːɪd/
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cambiante
- The negotiations were very fluid, changing direction several times based on new information.
- more fluid
- a fluid process
- fluid identity
All these rules are very fluid now, right?
- All these rules are very fluid now, right?
- That's when things get tense, fluid, conflicted.
- How like is yeah, how how fluid are we in that way?
- Like, let it be an ongoing, fluid experience.
- It's too much, these kind of laws, whereas life is fluid, life is chaotic.
Examples
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This is a very fluid situation with a lot of surprising revelations over the last 48 hours.
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In order to meet these needs, learning environments need to be fluid, innovative, and changing.
Academic text (2015) -
All these rules are very fluid now, right?
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First and again, time is fluid like music.
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This is what I do, and this is battle, and battle is a highly fluid situation.
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Therefore, identity is not a fixed state of being, but a fluid process that is able to change.
Academic text (2008) -
The fields of environmental health and food safety are fluid and ever-changing.
Academic text (2008) -
It's a fluid situation.
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We have evacuated the community 24 hours ago and I am confident that people will be able to return to their homes by morning, but due to the nature of this fire, we are still considering it a fluid situation.
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We've asked the residents of London to stay indoors for their own safekeeping while the situation remains fluid.
Synonyms
80
4.4
Not steady and likely to change, fail, or fall
23
3.4
Able to change to fit new situations
8
3.5
Able to become different or not stay the same
3
7.7
Likely to change often
1
9.7
Able to change or break down easily
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
4.2
Clear slightly yellow liquid that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
- Specialized
8
4.1
A clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the nerves inside the spine
- Specialized
7
2.8
A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Specialized
3
5.3
A clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
- Specialized
1
4.1
A thick slippery liquid inside joints that helps them move smoothly
- Specialized
1
5.7
A mix of water, clay, and chemicals that cools and lubricates the drill, removes cuttings, and stabilizes the hole walls
- Specialized
1
4.7
The study of how liquids and gases move and the forces that act on them
1
3.2
A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America
- Specialized
The clear watery fluid that surrounds and protects a baby in the womb
- Specialized
Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins
- Archaic
A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly
- Specialized
Fluid between the body's cells that carries nutrients and oxygen and removes waste
- Specialized
The liquid inside a cell that contains dissolved substances the cell needs
How Changeable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fluid comes from the Latin fluere, meaning 'to flow', like the everyday word flow. So a 'fluid' situation is one that keeps moving or can change easily, not fixed.