fluidity

[floo-id-i-tee]

noun

1. the quality or state of being fluid.

2. Physics.

   1. the ability of a substance to flow.

   2. a measure of this ability, the reciprocal of the coefficient of viscosity.

fluidity

/ fluːˈɪdɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being fluid

2. physics the reciprocal of viscosity

Other Word Forms

• nonfluidity noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluidity¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; fluid + -ity

Example Sentences

Mr. Rees’s book shows the messiness and fluidity of life in the ancient world, where hard borders were notional at best and where cultural identities overlapped.

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It frames public schooling as failing, with low test scores and “far-left social experiments, such as gender fluidity.”

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David Zinn’s scenic design sets up shop in a way that locates the scene without obstructing the play’s fluidity.

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Inside centre Tatyana Heard may come under pressure from Holly Aitchison, who came on to create the final try for Jones, if Mitchell wants to risk unsettling things in search of a little more fluidity.

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Alcaraz's ceiling of natural talent is commonly seen as higher than Sinner's, due to his timing behind artistic shot-making and the fluidity in his movement.

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