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Added 9 October 2026

liquid

/ˈlɪk.wɪd/ noun

In Latin: liquidus, latex Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about liquid at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure.
The state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility.
Fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume.

adjective

Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow.
water and milk and blood are liquid substances
Filled or brimming with tears.
swimming eyes
Clear and bright.
the liquid air of a spring morning

Origin

From Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid, moist”), from liqueō (“to be liquid, be fluid”). Doublet of liquidus. As a term for a consonant, it comes from Latin liquida (cōnsōnāns), a calque of Ancient Greek ὑγρὸν (σύμφωνον) (hugròn (súmphōnon), “liquid consonant”).

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