semisolid

S1E1M3I1S1O1L1I1D2

adjective

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

Similar
solid
OriginEnglish solid ← Middle English solide ← Old French solide →
UncommonScrabble 12
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectivesemisolid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving properties intermediate between those of a solid and a liquid.
nounsemisolid (plural semisolids)

plural semisolids

  1. Any substance with such properties.
  2. video gamesA platform that one can pass through from below, but not from above.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivepartly solid; having a rigidity and viscosity intermediate between a solid and a liquid

Similar
solid

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. Latinsolidus
  6. Old Frenchsolide
  7. Middle Englishsolide
  8. Englishsolid
  9. Englishsemisolid

From semi- + solid.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

idiomless
Cite this entry
APA

semisolid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semisolid

MLA

“semisolid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semisolid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semisolid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semisolid.

Source: semisolid on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.