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- DictionarySol·id/ˈsäləd/
adjective
- 1. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid: "the stream was frozen solid" Similar hardrock-hardrigidfirmsolidifiedsetfrozenjelliedcongealedconcreteOpposite liquidgaseous
- ▪ strongly built or made of strong materials; not flimsy or slender: "a solid door with good, secure locks" Similar well builtwell constructedsoundsubstantialstrongsturdystoutdurablestableOpposite flimsy
- 2. having three dimensions: "a solid figure with six plane faces"
- ▪ concerned with objects having three dimensions: "solid geometry"
- 3. not hollow or containing spaces or gaps: "a sculpture made out of solid rock"
- ▪ consisting of the same substance throughout: "solid silver cutlery" Similar pure24-caratunalloyedunmixedunadulteratedgenuinecompleteOpposite alloyedplatedhollow
- ▪ (of typesetting) without extra space between the lines of characters.
- ▪ (of a line or surface) without spaces; unbroken: "the solid outline encloses the area within which we measured"
- ▪ (of time) uninterrupted; continuous: "it poured for two hours solid" Similar continuousuninterruptedunbrokennonstopunremittingincessantconstantconsecutiveundividedOpposite broken
- ▪ unanimous or undivided: "they received solid support from their teammates" Similar unanimousuniteduniformconsistentundividedof one mindof the same mindin unisonrare:consentientOpposite divided
- 4. dependable; reliable: "the defense is solid" Similar well foundedwell groundedvalidsoundreasonablelogicalweightyauthoritativeconvincingcogentplausiblecrediblereliabledependablereliablefirmunshakeabletrustworthystablesteadfastunfailingstaunchconstantunwaveringsensiblelevelheadeddependabletrustworthydown-to-earthdecentlaw-abidinguprightupstandingworthyfinancially soundsecurecreditworthyof good financial standingin fundsprofit-makingable to pay its debtsdebt-freesolventin creditnot in debtout of debtin the blackungearedunleveredrare:unindebtedOpposite untenableincoherentunreliable
- ▪ sound but without any special qualities or flair: "the rest of the acting is solid"
- ▪ financially sound: US "the company is very solid and will come through the current recession"
- 5. on good terms with: informal US "he thought he could put himself in solid with you by criticizing her"
noun
- 1. a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid.
- ▪ food that is not liquid: "she drinks only milk and rarely eats solids"
- ▪ a body or geometric figure having three dimensions.
Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin solidus; related to salvus ‘safe’ and sollus ‘entire’.
Derivatives
- 1. solidness noun
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