solidity

[suh-lid-i-tee]

so·lid·i·ty

[suh-lid-i-tee]
noun
1.
the state, property, or quality of being solid.
2.
firmness and strength; substantialness: an argument with little solidity.
3.
strength of mind, character, finances, etc.
4.
Obsolete. the amount of space occupied by a solid body; volume.

Origin:
1525–35; < Latin soliditās, equivalent to solid(us) solid + -itās -ity

un·so·lid·i·ty, noun
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solid (ˈsɒlɪd)
 
adj
1.  liquid Compare gas of, concerned with, or being a substance in a physical state in which it resists changes in size and shape
2.  consisting of matter all through
3.  of the same substance all through: solid rock
4.  sound; proved or provable: solid facts
5.  reliable or sensible; upstanding: a solid citizen
6.  firm, strong, compact, or substantial: a solid table; solid ground
7.  (of a meal or food) substantial
8.  (often postpositive) without interruption or respite; continuous: solid bombardment
9.  financially sound or solvent: a solid institution
10.  strongly linked or consolidated: a solid relationship
11.  geometry having or relating to three dimensions: a solid figure; solid geometry
12.  (of a word composed of two or more other words or elements) written or printed as a single word without a hyphen
13.  printing with no space or leads between lines of type
14.  solid for unanimously in favour of
15.  (of a writer, work, performance, etc) adequate; sensible
16.  of or having a single uniform colour or tone
17.  informal (NZ) excessive; unreasonably strict
 
n
18.  geometry
 a.  a closed surface in three-dimensional space
 b.  such a surface together with the volume enclosed by it
19.  a solid substance, such as wood, iron, or diamond
20.  (plural) solid food, as opposed to liquid
 
[C14: from Old French solide, from Latin solidus firm; related to Latin sollus whole]
 
solidity
 
n
 
'solidly
 
adv
 
'solidness
 
n

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