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. Compare rhe.

fluidity

/ fluːˈɪdɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being fluid
2. physics the reciprocal of viscosity

Other Words From

• nonflu·idi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluidity¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; fluid + -ity

Example Sentences

Against Lecce last weekend, the midfielder’s positioning changed again and his fluidity as well as the team’s tactical capability of playing in different formations will stand them in good stead.

From BBC

Projected videos of rushing rivers and roiling seas mix effortlessly with disparate photographs of human gender fluidity, which marks the people in A.L.

From Los Angeles Times

At 20, I delighted in this sartorial fluidity.

From Los Angeles Times

But it was also a time of great fluidity.

From BBC

“Jacobean style as menswear was becoming feminized in many ways,” but French fashion in the 1770s turned the gender fluidity dial further.

From Los Angeles Times