fluidity C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /fluˈɪdɪti/ UK /fluˈɪdɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of flowing smoothly or changing readily The dancer moved with a fluidity that mesmerized the audience. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of flowing... smoothnessfluencyliquidityflexibilitymutabilitygrace ↔ Opposites rigiditysoliditystiffnessfixity Word family Related forms fluidfluidic Etymology AI details From fluid (from Latin fluidus 'flowing', from fluere 'to flow') + the noun-forming suffix -ity. fluidus Latin fluere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # fluidity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /fluˈɪdɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /fluˈɪdɪti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of flowing smoothly or changing readily ## Examples - The dancer moved with a fluidity that mesmerized the audience. ## Synonyms - smoothness - fluency - liquidity - flexibility - mutability - grace ## Antonyms - rigidity - solidity - stiffness - fixity ## Related Forms - fluid - fluidic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: fluidus - Root: fluere ## Etymology From fluid (from Latin fluidus 'flowing', from fluere 'to flow') + the noun-forming suffix -ity. ## AI Etymology Fluidity comes from fluid (from Latin fluidus 'flowing', from fluere 'to flow') + the noun-forming suffix -ity. The etymological trail includes Latin fluidus and Latin fluere. As a noun, fluidity names the quality of flowing smoothly or changing readily. The same family is visible in related forms such as fluid and fluidic. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown