Fluidity
/fluˈɪdɪti/noun
The quality of being able to flow smoothly; flexibility or adaptability.
Did you know?Fluidity comes from Latin fluere, “to flow,” the same root behind words like influence and affluence, where the original idea was literally something that flows toward you.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pleu-
“to flow, swim”
Latin
Latin
fluere
“to flow”
Latin
Latin
fluidus
“flowing, liquid”
14th Century
English
fluidite
“the state or quality of being fluid”
Modern English
English
fluidity
“the quality of being fluid or adaptable”
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