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Meaning of fluid | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1 Standard
ˈfluːɪd

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to fluid.
    not-comparable
  2. In a state of flux; subject to change.
  3. fluent
  4. Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
  5. Convertible into cash.
  6. intravenous fluids
  7. Genderfluid.
    rare
  8. electrical current

Equivalents

Examples

“Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, gross domestic product (GDP), is a tangle too. GDP measures the total value of output in an economic territory. Its apparent simplicity explains why it is scrutinised down to tenths of a percentage point every month.”
“Tom of the fluid pelvis, undulating about the living room in defiance of Michael's taboo on sensuality.”
“Oh, Loki made sure of that. My mortal parents blamed him for the way I was, for being fluid.”
“As do renewals in genres such as romcoms and teen movies, which have updated sexist, heteronormative tropes to reflect audiences’ fluid, inclusive, queer realities.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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