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fluid

19 4.2
Moving smoothly and gracefully without stiffness
  • adjective
  • /ˈfluːɪd/
: fluido
  • His voice was soft and fluid, like sand falling on a stone.
  • fluid movement
  • fluid and graceful

I mean, you can't really get fluid style either.

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Examples

  • So, the movement has to be fluid, like the water.

  • However, his performance is also fluid, depending on his mood and the reception of the audience.

    Academic text (2006)
  • It's just an overall really nice fluid experience.

  • Very, very, very fluid shots with this.

  • Like keep it very fluid and flowing.

  • The android turns in one fluid movement, its eyes finding her.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Then she closed the drawer and turned back to face him in a powerful, fluid motion.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Okasan moved through the rooms as if a ballet dancer: fluid, careful, light on her feet, concentrated in her expression.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • His movements are fluid, dance-like, as he weaves a spell over David and Les.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The dancer's movements were fluid and graceful, captivating everyone in the audience.

Synonyms

smooth
vsfluid
238 1.0

Moving or happening in an even, easy way without sudden problems

adds a sense of elegance and flowing grace to that evenness
liquid
vsfluid
11 4.2

Smooth and flowing in movement or sound, like water

focuses more on graceful style than on shine or wetness
lithe
vsfluid
10 7.5

Thin and able to move easily and gracefully like a dancer

is broader, applying to graceful motion not only slim bodies
fluent
vsfluid
1 3.9

Moving smoothly and easily without stiffness

covers graceful continuous motion beyond practiced effortless skill
flowy
vsfluid
  • Informal
1 3.7

A smooth, continuous style of movement, music, or writing

leans more toward controlled grace than casual looseness
flowing
vsfluid
1 3.7

The smooth movement of water or air

stresses graceful style as well as continuous motion
liquidy
vsfluid
1 4.9

Feels smooth and flows easily, like music or movement

emphasizes bodily grace and smooth continuity rather than general gentleness
1 3.9

Moving smoothly and elegantly without sudden or awkward movements

is elegant too but focuses more on seamless motion
fluidic
vsfluid
1 6.7

Having smooth, flowing movement like a liquid

is about graceful motion rather than technical changing forms

Antonyms

134 1.7

Not easy to bend or move

37 3.0

Not graceful in movement or action

Compounds

bodily fluid
  • Specialized
20 3.3

A liquid the body makes, like blood, urine, or saliva

amniotic fluid
  • Specialized
11 4.2

Clear slightly yellow liquid that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb

body fluid
  • Specialized
10 2.8

A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine

spinal fluid
  • Specialized
8 4.1

A clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the nerves inside the spine

4 6.8

A man's thick white fluid that comes out during orgasm and contains sperm

3 3.8

Smooth, graceful movement that looks continuous without sudden stops

cerebrospinal fluid
  • Specialized
2 5.3

A clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord

Smooth, graceful motions of the body that look easy

synovial fluid
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A thick slippery liquid inside joints that helps them move smoothly

1 5.5

A clear liquid around the brain that protects it and helps it work

1 3.2

A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America

drilling fluid
  • Specialized
1 5.7

A mix of water, clay, and chemicals that cools and lubricates the drill, removes cuttings, and stabilizes the hole walls

1 2.8

A US unit for measuring small amounts of liquid equal to about 30 millilitres

fluid mechanics
  • Specialized
1 4.7

The study of how liquids and gases move and the forces that act on them

digestive fluid
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A liquid the body makes that helps break down food

interstitial fluid
  • Specialized
1 7.0

Fluid between the body's cells that carries nutrients and oxygen and removes waste

Moving smoothly and elegantly without sudden or awkward movements

extracellular fluid
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins

fluid drive
  • Archaic
1 7.8

A device that uses fluid to connect an engine to the drive shaft smoothly

intracellular fluid
  • Specialized
1 5.7

The liquid inside a cell that contains dissolved substances the cell needs

A way of thinking that easily changes to fit new situations

6.0

Flow of the clear fluid in and around the brain

amnionic fluid
  • Specialized
5.8

The clear watery fluid that surrounds and protects a baby in the womb

fluid dram
  • Archaic
9.9

A small old liquid measure used for medicine, about 3.6 millilitres

fluid flywheel
  • Archaic
8.4

A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly

How Smooth

graceful
80 2.8
fluid
19 4.2
awkward
37 3.0
stiff
134 1.7

Surface Forms

fluid positive
fluidest superlative

Etymology

The word fluid comes from the Latin fluere, meaning 'to flow', like the everyday word flow. So if a movement is 'fluid' it moves smoothly and without stiffness, as if it flows.