semi-liquid

Between solid, liquid

Semi-liquid describes a substance between solid and liquid states—thick enough to hold some shape but soft enough to flow or spread.

Honey, pudding, and toothpaste are semi-liquid.

The term applies to anything with this in-between consistency: The lava had cooled to a semi-liquid state.

Also spelled semiliquid.

viscous

syrup

Thick sugar liquid

  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • molassesSyrup from cane processing
  • oozeSeep gradually out

slurry · sludge · mucus · tar · resin · glycerin · lava · magma · pourable · runny

foods

porridge

Boiled grain dish

  • custardCooked egg-milk mixture
  • pureeSmoothly blended food
  • gravyThickened meat drippings

sauce · batter · soup · chowder · congee · dal · polenta · compote · bisque · gazpacho

texture

slimy

Wet, slippery, unpleasant

pasty · mushy · goopy · creamy · squishy · viscid · tacky · glutinous · claggy · spreadable

gelatinous

jelly

Fruit spread, no seeds

  • gelWobbly semi-solid substance
  • aspicSavory meat-broth jelly
  • agarAlgae-derived gelling substance

pectin · gelatin · collagen · gummy · wobbly · quivery · jiggly · congealed · gluey · blob

Opposites
physical state/consistency

semi-liquidsolid

Firm matter state

rigid · hard · liquid · watery · fluid

definiteness of form

semi-liquidsolid

Firm matter state

set · hardened · congealed · fixed · shapeless

Family

liquid, fluid, liquids, liquefy, liquidate, liquidation, liquidity, liquefied, liquefaction

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G