semifluid

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adjective

Having properties intermediate between liquids and solids

Similar
semiliquid
OriginEnglish fluid ← Middle English fluid ← Latin fluidus →
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Meanings

adjectivesemifluid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving properties intermediate between liquids and solids
nounsemifluid (plural semifluids)

plural semifluids

  1. Any substance with properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

    Synonyms: semiliquid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny substance with properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

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semiliquid
Also see
semiliquid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Latinfluidus
  6. Middle Englishfluid
  7. Englishfluid
  8. Englishsemifluid

From semi- + fluid.

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Translations

German halbflüssig
  • halbflüssighaving properties intermediate between liquids and solids
Italian semifluido, semiliquido
  • semifluidohaving properties intermediate between liquids and solids
  • semiliquidohaving properties intermediate between liquids and solids
Spanish semifluido
  • semifluidohaving properties intermediate between liquids and solids

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

sulfimide
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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