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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for liquid

Noun

1. liquid, fluid
usage: a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure
2. liquid, liquidness, liquidity, state of matter, state
usage: the state in which a substance exhibits a characteristic readiness to flow with little or no tendency to disperse and relatively high incompressibility
3. liquid, fluid
usage: a substance in the fluid state of matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume
4. liquid, continuant consonant, continuant
usage: a frictionless non-nasal continuant (especially `l' and `r')

Adjective

1. liquid (vs. gaseous) (vs. solid), fluid, runny, liquefied, liquified, semiliquid, watery, liquefiable, liquifiable
usage: existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow; "water and milk and blood are liquid substances"
2. liquid, swimming, watery, tearful (vs. tearless)
usage: filled or brimming with tears; "swimming eyes"; "watery eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"
3. liquid, limpid, clear (vs. opaque)
usage: clear and bright; "the liquid air of a spring morning"; "eyes shining with a liquid luster"; "limpid blue eyes"
4. melted (vs. unmelted), liquid, liquified, dissolved, molten, liquefied, liquified, fusible, thawed, unfrozen
usage: changed from a solid to a liquid state; "rivers filled to overflowing by melted snow"
5. liquid, musical (vs. unmusical)
usage: smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness; "the liquid song of a robin"
6. liquid, soft (vs. hard)
usage: yielding; lacking any hint of hardness; "the liquid stillness of the night enveloping him"; "the liquid brown eyes of a spaniel"
7. flowing, fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth, graceful (vs. awkward)
usage: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose"
8. fluid, liquid, disposable (vs. nondisposable)
usage: in cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets"
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