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semiliquid

semiliquid

5.1
Partly liquid and partly solid so it flows slowly like honey
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛmɪˈlɪkwɪd/
translation icon : semilíquido
  • The paint was so thick that it had a semiliquid texture, making it easy to apply with a brush.
  • semiliquid state

Examples

  • The floor was covered with a thick layer of semiliquid mud, the modular furniture was filthy, and a dead plant stood in one corner.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • FDM printers build parts layer on layer with thermoplastic material heated to a semiliquid state and extruded according to a computer-controlled path.

    Academic text (2015)

  • The chef served the fish in a sauce with a semiliquid consistency that clung to the plate.

  • After the storm, the garden was left with pools of semiliquid mud that made walking difficult.

Synonyms

liquidy
vssemiliquid
1 4.0

Thin and watery, like a sauce or paint that does not stick

is partly liquid with more body than a thin watery state
uncongealed
vssemiliquid
8.2

Still liquid and not solid

is partly liquid between solid and fluid

Antonyms

solid
325 1.0

Firm and hard so it keeps its shape, not liquid

liquid
259 1.0

Flowing and not solid, like water when warm

How Liquid

liquid
324 1.0
watery
10 1.0
semiliquid
5.1
solid
325 1.0

Surface Forms

semiliquid positive

Morphology

semiliquid = liquid (transparent) = semi + liquid

The meaning is directly compositional: 'semi-' means partly and 'liquid' means fluid, so the whole word means partly liquid.

Etymology

The word semiliquid comes from the parts semi- meaning 'half' and liquid meaning 'liquid', so it simply means 'half liquid'. Think of thick honey or slow lava that is not a solid but does not flow easily either, and that image explains why semiliquid describes something between solid and liquid.