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Meaning of 'solid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Solid [ a.]
- Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.
- Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.
- Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
- Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
- Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.
- Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.
- Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.
- Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.
- Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.
- Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
- United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.
2 . Solid [ n.]
- A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.
- A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

Meaning of 'solid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . solid [ a]
Meaning (1):
- entirely of one substance with no holes inside
Example in sentence:
  • a solid block of wood
Meaning (2):
- of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
Example in sentence:
  • ice is water in the solid state
3 . solid [ s]
Meaning (3):
- having three dimensions
Example in sentence:
  • a cube is a solid figure with six sides
Meaning (4):
- not soft or yielding to pressure
Example in sentence:
  • a firm mattress;
  • solid ground;
  • the snow was firm underfoot
Meaning (5):
- providing abundant nourishment
Example in sentence:
  • a hearty meal;
  • ate a substantial breakfast;
  • four square meals a day;
  • good solid food
Meaning (6):
- characterized by good substantial quality
Example in sentence:
  • a solid base hit;
  • solid comfort
Meaning (7):
- of good quality and condition; solidly built
Example in sentence:
  • a solid foundation;
  • several substantial timber buildings
Meaning (8):
- uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
Example in sentence:
  • a solid line across the page;
  • solid sheets of water
Meaning (9):
- acting together as a single undiversified whole
Example in sentence:
  • a solid voting bloc
Meaning (10):
- meriting respect or esteem
Example in sentence:
  • an upstanding member of the community
Meaning (11):
- of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
Example in sentence:
  • based on solid facts;
  • work of solid scholarship
Meaning (12):
- of one substance or character throughout
Example in sentence:
  • carved out of solid rock;
  • solid gold
Meaning (13):
- impenetrable for the eye
Example in sentence:
  • solid blackness
Meaning (14):
- of the same color throughout
Example in sentence:
  • solid color
Meaning (15):
- financially sound
Example in sentence:
  • the bank is solid and will survive this attack

Nearby Words:

sol sol-fa sol-faed sol-faing sola solace solaced solacement solacing solacious

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