NYT Dictionary

ILLIQUID

/ɪˈlɪkwɪd/
Adjectiveil-LIQ-uidil-liq-uid · 3 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2020, 2023

Meaning

Lacking liquidity.

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English il- Proto-Indo-European *wleykʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *wlikʷéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *(w)likʷēō Latin liqueō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin liquidusbor. Old French liquidebor. Middle English liquide English liquid English illiquid From il- (“not”) + liquid.

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