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Meaning of solid in English
Pronunciation
/ˈsɑləd/
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Classifying Adjective
solid
Definitions
1.
of good substantial quality
Examples
« solid comfort »
« a solid base hit »
Synonyms
good
2.
of one substance or character throughout
Examples
« solid gold »
« a solid color »
« carved out of solid rock »
Synonyms
homogeneous
homogenous
3.
uninterrupted in space
Examples
« having no gaps or breaks »
« a solid line across the page »
« solid sheets of water »
Synonyms
unbroken
4.
providing abundant nourishment
Examples
« a hearty meal »
« good solid food »
« ate a substantial breakfast »
Synonyms
wholesome
5.
of good quality and condition
Examples
« solidly built »
« a solid foundation »
« several substantial timber buildings »
Synonyms
sound
6.
having high moral qualities
Examples
« a noble spirit »
« a solid citizen »
« an upstanding man »
« a worthy successor »
Synonyms
honorable
honourable
7.
not soft or yielding to pressure
Examples
« a firm mattress »
« the snow was firm underfoot »
« solid ground »
Synonyms
hard
8.
having three dimensions
Examples
« a solid object »
Synonyms
cubic
three-dimensional
9.
incapable of being seen through
Examples
« solid blackness »
Synonyms
opaque
10.
entirely of a single color throughout
Examples
« a solid fabric »
Synonyms
plain
unpatterned
11.
acting together as a single undiversified whole
Examples
« a solid voting bloc »
Synonyms
undiversified
unvaried
Noun
solid
Definitions
1.
a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
2.
the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress
Examples
« resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it »
« and retains a definite size and shape »
3.
a three-dimensional shape
Qualitative Adjective
solid
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin solidus; related to salvus‘safe’ and sollus‘entire’
Definitions
1.
of definite shape and volume
Examples
« firm »
« neither liquid nor gaseous »
« ice is water in the solid state »
Synonyms
coagulated
solidified
concrete
congealed
jelled
jellied
dry
semisolid
solid-state
solid-state
Antonyms
liquid
gaseous
2.
entirely of one substance with no holes inside
Examples
« solid silver »
« a solid block of wood »
Synonyms
massive
unhollowed
Antonyms
hollow