fluidity, fluidness
(noun) a changeable quality; “a charming Oriental fluidity of manner”; “a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague”; “demographers try to predict social fluidity”
fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness
(noun) the property of flowing easily; “adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased”; “they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fluidity (countable and uncountable, plural fluidities)
(uncountable) The state of being fluid rather than viscous
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is fluid. The reciprocal of its viscosity.
The quality of being fluid or free-flowing
• viscosity
Source: Wiktionary
Flu*id"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. fluidité.]
Definition: The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing; a liquid, aëriform. or gaseous state; -- opposed to solidity. It was this want of organization, this looseness and fluidity of the new movement, that made it penetrate through every class of society. J. R. Green.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
