NYT Dictionary

FLUIDIC

/fluˈɪ.dɪk/
AdjectiveFLU-id-icflu-id-ic · 3 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020

Meaning

Of or pertaining to a fluid.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fluidusder. Middle English fluid English fluid Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English fluidic From fluid + -ic.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fluentfluidfluidalfluidicfluidicalliquidliquidlikemoistflowingfluxional

Antonyms

nonfluidicsolidgaseous

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020.

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