fluid
adjective/ˈfluːɪd/
/ˈfluːɪd/
- (formal) (of movements, designs, music, etc.) smooth and beautiful synonym flowing
- a loose, fluid style of dancing
- fluid guitar playing
- the fluid lines of the drawing
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- (formal) (of a situation) likely to change; not fixed
- The fluid political situation made investment impossible.
- a fluid relationship between managers and staff
- the growth of a socially fluid urban society
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
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- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- (specialist) that can flow freely, as gases and liquids do
- a fluid consistency
Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere ‘to flow’.
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