liquidness
- noun
- /ˈlɪkwɪd.nəs/
:
liquidez
- Hand-cast from resin poured into a custom-made mold, they seem to maintain some of their original liquidness, and they retain a wavy, watery pattern on the surface.
Examples
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The scientist noted the liquidness of the oil, which allowed it to spread easily over the surface.
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The artist admired the liquidness of the paint as it flowed effortlessly across the canvas.
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In the summer heat, the liquidness of the ice cream made it difficult to keep it from dripping.
Synonyms
3
3.7
A substance that flows and keeps its volume but not its shape, like water or oil
2
6.5
How easily a substance like water or oil can flow
2
4.6
How easily a substance flows like a liquid
The quality of being able to flow or move smoothly
A thin, liquid texture that makes food flow easily
Antonyms
How Fluid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Liquidness comes from the word liquid plus the ending -ness, and liquid comes from the old Latin liquidus meaning 'flowing' while -ness means 'the quality of'. So liquidness is the 'quality of being able to flow', which explains why we use it to describe how easily a substance moves.