liquid
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈlɪkwɪd/
:
fluido
- When Bruno was leaving, she looked at him calmly, with glassy and liquid eyes.
- liquid words
I really thought my lips would look like liquid glass and they don't.
- I really thought my lips would look like liquid glass and they don't.
- Coming to a country I thought I knew, a young woman, liquid and open fleshed.
- But this thing goes on your face like liquid silk.
Examples
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The dancer moved with a liquid grace that captivated the audience.
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Under his palm, Jerome could feel the liquid smoothness and warmth of Alice's body moving.
Fiction book (1994) -
It's really beautiful and light, rather like the liquid variant.
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- I got some liquid courage for our journey.
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Let's just get some liquid courage into you.
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So everything is like light infused liquid cream.
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Bertie's voice was as liquid as the brown eyes that were turned upon Annabelle.
Fiction book (1990) -
A furry head rested on the Patryn's chest, liquid eyes looked anxiously into his.
Fiction book (1991) -
Here was her old energy, liquid-bright eyes and sharp elbows, that girlish air of conspiracy, angry elation.
Fiction book (1995) -
Pat followed, languid and lazy, her body relaxed, moving with the sleek, liquid motions of a well-fed cat.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
204
1.0
Moving or happening in an even, easy way without sudden problems
13
4.2
Moving smoothly and gracefully without stiffness
1
3.9
Moving smoothly and easily without stiffness
1
3.7
The smooth movement of water or air
Feels smooth and flows easily, like music or movement
Having smooth, flowing movement like a liquid
Compounds
- Specialized
3
4.5
A material that flows like a liquid but has a solid-like internal pattern used in screens
- Specialized
3
4.8
A very cold pale blue liquid that helps fires burn, powers rockets, and helps sick people breathe
- Specialized
3
3.7
A substance that flows and keeps its volume but not its shape, like water or oil
- Specialized
1
3.7
A thin flat electronic screen like on watches, phones, and TVs that shows pictures
- Specialized
1
3.7
Only clear drinks and foods like broth, juice or gelatin for medical reasons
- Specialized
A system that stores energy by turning air into liquid and later using the gas to make electricity
- Specialized
A liquid medicine containing prednisone that reduces swelling and allergic reactions
- Specialized
The amount of liquid pushed aside equals the volume of an object under the liquid
How Smooth
Surface Forms
Etymology
Liquid comes from the Latin liquidus, meaning 'flowing' or 'fluid'. So when movement or sound is very smooth and flowing, we call it liquid because it reminds us of how water moves.