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Word of the Day: VISCOSITY

Sep 29, 2023
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viscosity (noun) - stickiness; resistance to flow; the state of being viscous

BREAKDOWN: VISC- (glue) + -OUS (full of) + -ITY (quality of)

  • viscous means having a thick, sticky consistency between solid and liquid; highly resistant to flow

“Viscosity and velocity are opposites, yet they can look the same. Viscosity causes the stillness of disinclination, velocity causes the stillness of fascination. An observer can't tell if a person is silent and still because inner life has stalled or because inner life is transfixingly busy.” —Susanna Kaysen

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