fluidity
NounUS[floo-id-uh-tee]/fluˈɪdəti/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the property of flowing easily“adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased”“they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer”Synonyms: fluidnessliquidityliquidnessrunninessType of thinness
- a changeable quality“a charming Oriental fluidity of manner”“a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague”“demographers try to predict social fluidity”Synonyms: fluidnessType of changeableness, changeability
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Flu·id′i·ty noun
Origin: Cf. F. fluidité.
The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing; a liquid, aëriform, or gaseous state; — opposed to solidity.
It was this want of organization, this looseness and fluidity of the new movement, that made it penetrate through every class of society.— John Richard Green
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54