semiliquid

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adjective

Having properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.

“semiliquid assets”

Similar
semifluidliquid
OriginEnglish liquid ← Middle English liquide ← Old French liquide →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiliquid (not comparable)

alternative semi-liquid · alternative semi liquid

  1. not comparableHaving properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
  2. not comparableSomewhat liquid; able to flow or change, but not entirely freely.

    semiliquid assets

nounsemiliquid (plural semiliquids)

plural semiliquids · alternative semi-liquid · alternative semi liquid

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

    Synonyms: semifluid

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
semifluid

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivesomewhat liquid

Similar
liquid
Also see
liquidsemifluid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*wleykʷ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wlikʷéh₁yeti
  7. Proto-Italic*(w)likʷēō
  8. Latinliqueō
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  10. Latinliquidu
  11. Old Frenchliquide
  12. Middle Englishliquide
  13. Englishliquid
  14. Englishsemiliquid

From semi- + liquid.

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Translations

German halbflüssig
  • halbflüssighaving properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid
Italian semiliquido
  • semiliquidohaving properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid
Spanish semilíquido
  • semilíquidohaving properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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