Main Entry: ¹flu·id

Pronunciation: \ˈflü-əd\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French or Latin; French fluide, from Latin fluidus, from fluere to flow; akin to Greek phlyzein to boil over

Date: 1603

1 a : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing b : subject to change or movement <boundaries became fluid>
2 : characterized by or employing a smooth easy style <the ballerina's fluid movements> <fluid recitation of his lines>
3 a : available for various uses <a fluid computer program> b : liquid 4 <fluid assets>

— flu·id·ly adverb

— flu·id·ness noun