runniness

State of dripping

Runniness is the quality of being too liquid or flowing too freely.

It describes consistency that's thinner than desired: the runniness of the sauce, the runniness of her nose.

The word appears most often in cooking contexts, where eggs or sauces may have unwanted runniness, and in describing cold symptoms.

consistency

viscosity

Fluid's flow resistance

looseness · dilution · spreadability · gooeyness · sloppiness · ooziness · drippiness · syrupiness · creaminess · gloopiness

discharge

dripping

Rendered cooking fat

weeping · dribble · leaking · streaming · flowing · exudation · drainage · secretion · effusion · discharge

culinary

sauce

Liquid food accompaniment

  • eggReproductive cell in shell
  • batterUncooked cake mixture
  • gravyThickened meat drippings

custard · soup · glaze · icing · yolk · fondue · hollandaise · béchamel · caramel · honey

nasal

congestion

Excessive accumulation causing blockage

postnasal · allergies · cold · sinusitis · snot · discharge · watering · stuffiness · rhinitis · hay fever

Opposites
viscosity/consistency

runninessthickness

Depth of material

viscosity · solidity · stiffness · firmness · gloopiness

Family

run, runner, running, runny, runs, overrun, outrun, rundown, rerun

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G