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Definition of liquid : 1. A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla, bra. M and n also are called liquids.
2. A substance whose parts change their relative position on the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid that is not aeriform.
3. Being in such a state that the component parts move freely among themselves, but do not tend to separate from each other as the particles of gases and vapors do; neither solid nor aeriform; as, liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or in a state of vapor.
4. Clear; definite in terms or amount.
5. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.
6. Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.
7. Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.
8. Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters.

Synonyms:

liquefiable, wet, perspicuous, placid, moist, aspiration, gas, pellucid, electrolyte, crystal, mobile, molten, commercial, smooth, liquid state, viscous, runny, disposable, close vowel, limpid, tearful, swimming, commercially, fluidness, naiant, marketable, tranquil, unruffled, liquidness, aquatic, thawed, powdered, solvent, luculent, facile, running water, H2O, melted, bilabial, cross-eyed, lucent, soft, silver, gassy, brine, dense, running, crystalline, runniness, liquified, custom-made, consumable, gaseous, distilled water, smooth-spoken, limewater, usable, dead, permanent, custom-built, sappy, legato, solid, alveolar, branded, quiet, liquefied, doe-eyed, ready, graceful, thin, juicy, damp, eloquent, bug-eyed, assonance, bubbly, semiliquid, cash-and-carry, politic, liquifiable, silver-tongued, quick, fusible, aqua, unstable, bland, fluidity, liquidity, close-set, affricate, beady, fluent, ice, musical, lucid, clear, consonant, bloodshot, see-through, aspirate, suave, hazel, moving, still, aqueous, fixed, deep-set, free, brand-name, fizzy, crystal clear, custom, transparent, cut-rate, dissolved, closed syllable

fluid, flowing, watery

Usage examples:

• But the liquid that had placed him in that attitude was not water. - "The White Gauntlet", Mayne Reid.
• When it is all gone the little caterpillar draws in its pocket again and presumably begins to store up another bit of liquid. - "Butterflies Worth Knowing", Clarence M. Weed.
• Her consciousness had not yet fully returned, and her glance, curiously clear and liquid, rested on his without intelligence. - "The Emigrant Trail", Geraldine Bonner.