The difference between Illiquid and Liquid

When used as adjectives, illiquid means lacking liquidity, whereas liquid means flowing freely like water.


Liquid is also noun with the meaning: a substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water.

check bellow for the other definitions of Illiquid and Liquid

  1. Illiquid as an adjective (finance):

    Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.

    Examples:

    "Investment in illiquid assets may prove to be a mistake if the market turns down."

  1. Liquid as a noun:

    A substance that is flowing, and keeping no shape, such as water; a substance of which the molecules, while not tending to separate from one another like those of a gas, readily change their relative position, and which therefore retains no definite shape, except that determined by the containing receptacle; an inelastic fluid.

    Examples:

    "coordinate terms solid gas"

    "hypo ideal liquid non-ideal liquid"

    "A liquid can freeze to become a solid or evaporate into a gas."

  2. Liquid as a noun (phonetics):

    A class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

    Examples:

    "hyper approximant consonant"

    "coordinate terms glide"

  1. Liquid as an adjective:

    Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid and not gaseous; composed of particles that move freely among each other on the slightest pressure.

    Examples:

    "'liquid nitrogen"

  2. Liquid as an adjective (finance, of an [[asset]]):

    Easily sold or disposed of without losing value.

  3. Liquid as an adjective (finance, of a [[market]]):

    Having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy.

  4. Liquid as an adjective:

    Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions or harsh tones.

    Examples:

    "a liquid melody"

  5. Liquid as an adjective (phonology):

    Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth.

    Examples:

    "L and R are liquid letters."

  6. Liquid as an adjective:

    Fluid and transparent.

    Examples:

    "the liquid air"

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