B1adjective · common

liquid

liq·uid

liquid · more liquid · most liquid

рідкий

жидкий, ликвидный

flüssig, disponibel

Flowing freely like waterFlowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

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/ˈlɪk.wɪd/

» You should drink a lot of liquid.

Bitte trinken Sie viel Flüssigkeit. — xtofu80

Тобі потрібно пити багато рідини. — deniko

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Meaning

6 senses

(physical)Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.
liquid nitrogen
flüssig
жи́дкийžídkij
рідки́йridkýj
Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.
disponibel
ликви́дныйlikvídnyj
Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.
Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
a liquid melody
Belonging to a class of consonants comprising the laterals and the rhotics, which in many languages behave similarly.
/l/ and /r/ are liquid consonants.
Fluid and transparent.
the liquid air

More definitions

clear and bright
smooth and flowing in quality; entirely free of harshness
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
filled or brimming with tears

Examples

202 sentences

You should drink a lot of liquid.
Тобі потрібно пити багато рідини. — deniko
deBitte trinken Sie viel Flüssigkeit. — xtofu80
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Water is a liquid.
Вода є рідиною. — ascolto
ruВода — это жидкость. — jonnywalker
deWasser ist eine Flüssigkeit. — landano
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Water and oil are both liquids.
ruИ вода, и нефть являются жидкостями. — averoes
deWasser und Öl sind beide Flüssigkeiten. — MUIRIEL
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When ice melts, it becomes liquid.
ruКогда лёд тает, он превращается в жидкость. — Wezel
deWenn Eis schmilzt, wird es flüssig. — MUIRIEL
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Ice is less dense than liquid water, which is why it floats.
deEis hat eine geringere Dichte als flüssiges Wasser, weswegen es schwimmt. — Waldelfe
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

fluid; not solid and not gaseous:

Русский

By meaning 2

fluid; not solid and not gaseous:

(of an asset) easily sold or disposed of:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

fluid; not solid and not gaseous:

(of an asset) easily sold or disposed of:

Origin

From Middle English liquide, from Old French liquide, from Latin liquidus (“fluid, liquid,

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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