Agency Dictionary
Liquidity
nounPronunciation: /lɪˈkwɪd.ə.ti/
In Portuguese: Liquidez
Society & Politics
Economics & FinanceWhat does “Liquidity” mean?
The quality of flowing easily, adapting continuously, and lacking permanent shape. In modern sociology, it describes the transient, rapidly changing nature of contemporary social relationships.
Etymology
From Late Latin liquiditas, "fluidity", from liquidus, "flowing, fluid, clear", from liquere, "to be fluid, to be clear". The physical sense of fluidity came first. The financial sense, in which liquidity names how easily an asset can be converted to cash, uses the metaphor of flowing freely.
Usage note
In sociology, Zygmunt Bauman's concept of liquid modernity uses liquidity as a metaphor for the transient, unstable nature of contemporary social bonds and institutions.
Synonyms
- fluidity
Word family
- liquid
- liquidate
- liquidation
- liquefy
Rhymes with
- acidity
- rigidity
- solidity
- validity
- humidity
Concept
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.
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