fluid
noun
1 fluid
A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure.
Roget 241: amorphism†, informity†; unlicked cub†; rudis indigestaque moles [Lat.]; disorder etc. 59; deformity etc. 243. disfigurement, defacement; mutilation; deforming. ... show more
Roget 333: fluidity, liquidity; liquidness etc. adj.†; gaseity etc. 334†. fluid, inelastic fluid; liquid, liquor; lymph, ... show more
Dutch: vloeistof, nat, nattigheid, vocht, zweet
2 fluid
Continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas.
Dutch: vloeistof
adjective
1 fluid
Subject to change; variable:
— A fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
synonym: unstable.
Roget 240: formed etc. v.. [Receiving form] plastic, fictile†; formative; fluid. [Giving form] plasmic†. [Similar in form] isomorphous. [taking several forms] ... show more
2 fluid
Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape.
synonym: runny.
3 fluid
Smooth and unconstrained in movement:
— The fluid motion of a cat.
synonyms: fluent, liquid, smooth.
Roget 333: liquid, fluid, serous, juicy, succulent, sappy; ichorous†; fluent etc. (flowing) 348. liquefied etc. ... show more
Polish: płynny, miękki
4 fluid
In cash or easily convertible to cash:
— Liquid (or fluid) assets.
synonym: liquid.
5 fluid
Affording change (especially in social status):
— Britain is not a truly fluid society.
synonym: mobile.
Moby thesaurus: able to adapt, adaptable, adjustable, aerodynamics, afterdamp, air, alterable, alterative, aqueous, atmosphere, beverage, blackdamp, blood, breath, changeable, changeful, checkered, chokedamp, cloud, damp ... show more.
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