liquidity
/lɪˈkwɪdəti/lih-KWIH-duh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/lɪˈkwɪdəti/lih-KWIH-duh-tee
Meaningbeing liquid
Common meaning: the state of being liquid
Other meanings: ready cash
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- liquto be fluid; a liquidLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1070 · scan
- idadjective ending: in a state of
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinliqueō; liquor‘to be fluid’
- Frenchliquide
- Englishliquid‘a flowing substance’
- Englishformed in English from liquidliquidity‘the state of being liquid’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from liquid + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), LIQUID, p.336 · scan
Roots
- liqueō; liquor Latin “to be fluid; a liquid”
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