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Synonyms
flu·id (flōṓĭd)

[From Middle English, flowing, from Old French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere, to flow.]

noun 

A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.

adjective 

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
  2. Readily reshaped; pliable.
  3. Smooth and flowing; graceful: the fluid motion of a cat.
    1. Changing or tending to change; variable: a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty.
    2. Characterized by or allowing social mobility: a fluid society.
  5. Convertible into cash: fluid assets.

derivatives

flu·id́i·ty
noun
flúid·ly
adverb