fluidity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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... smoothness fluency liquidity flexibility mutability grace

Opposites

rigidity solidity stiffness fixity

Word family

Related forms fluid fluidic

Etymology

From fluid (from Latin fluidus 'flowing', from fluere 'to flow') + the noun-forming suffix -ity.

fluidus Latin fluere Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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