As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.
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
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
As of 2019, Starbucks opens a new store every 15 hours in China. The coffee chain has grown by 700% over the past decade.