fluidity

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UK/fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/UK/fluːˈɪd.ɪ.ti/Canada, US/fluˈɪd.ə.ti/Canada, US[fluˈɪɾ.ə.ti]

noun

The state of being fluid rather than viscous

Opposite
Less commonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounfluidity (countable and uncountable, plural fluidities)

plural fluidities

  1. uncountableThe state of being fluid rather than viscous
  2. countableA measure of the extent to which something is fluid. The reciprocal of its viscosity.
  3. countableuncountableThe quality of being fluid or free-flowing

    In addition to all this, the fluidity of the steam itself was much increased by high superheat, usually achieved by means of the Houlet superheater.

    1944 November and December, Lord Monkswell, “The French Four-Cylinder Compound Engine”, in Railway Magazine, page 326
    1 more example

    Either side of Rooney's fluffed chance, it was a tale of Ukrainian domination as they attacked England down both flanks and showed the greater fluidity of the teams.

    2012 June 19, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Ukraine”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

nounthe property of flowing easily

Broader

nouna changeable quality

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchfluidité
  2. Frenchfluidité
  3. Englishfluidity

Borrowed from French fluidité.

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Translations

Bulgarian течливост
  • течливост (tečlivost)the state of being fluid rather than viscous
Catalan fluïdesa
  • fluïdesathe state of being fluid rather than viscous
Hebrew זורמיות
  • זורמיות (zormiyút)the state of being fluid rather than viscous
Irish silteacht
  • silteachtthe state of being fluid rather than viscous
Korean 유동성, 유체성
  • 유동성 (yudongseong)the state of being fluid rather than viscous
  • 유체성 (yucheseong)the state of being fluid rather than viscous
Portuguese fluidez
  • fluidezthe state of being fluid rather than viscous
Russian теку́честь
  • теку́честь (tekúčestʹ)the state of being fluid rather than viscous
Spanish fluidez
  • fluidezthe state of being fluid rather than viscous

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fluidity

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Cite this entry
APA

fluidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidity

MLA

“fluidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidity. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluidity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluidity.

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