Flüssiger

Flüssiger is the comparative form of the German adjective flüssig, meaning more liquid or more fluid. It describes a substance or state that has greater liquidity or lower viscosity than another, and it can also refer to processes that become less viscous with heat or time. For example: Wasser ist flüssiger als Öl, and Durch Erhitzen wird die Mischung flüssiger.

The term also appears in figurative uses related to fluency or smoothness. In this sense, flüssig can describe speech or writing, and the comparative form expresses greater smoothness: Die Rede ist flüssiger geworden. In practice, phrases like eine flüssigere Konsistenz or eine flüssigere Sprache are common. Note that in everyday language, terms such as fließend are often used to express fluent speech, while flüssig and its comparative form emphasize relative smoothness or liquidity.

Grammatically, Flüssiger is the standard comparative form of flüssig. The corresponding superlative is am flüssigsten. It is typically used with nouns to indicate relative liquidity or fluidity, for example: eine flüssigere Konsistenz, eine flüssigere Sprache. Flüssiger is not typically a standalone noun and is capitalized only at the beginning of a sentence or as part of a proper name.

Etymology and relation to other terms: flüssig derives from the concept of flowing, with cognates in other Germanic languages and a clear semantic link to the English word fluid. The comparative form Flüssiger follows regular German inflection patterns.