Meaning of solid in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Definitions
  4. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈsɑləd/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    solid

    Definitions

    1. of good substantial quality

    Examples

    • « solid comfort »
    • « a solid base hit »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. of one substance or character throughout

    Examples

    • « solid gold »
    • « a solid color »
    • « carved out of solid rock »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. uninterrupted in space

    Examples

    • « having no gaps or breaks »
    • « a solid line across the page »
    • « solid sheets of water »

    Synonyms

  4. 4. providing abundant nourishment

    Examples

    • « a hearty meal »
    • « good solid food »
    • « ate a substantial breakfast »

    Synonyms

  5. 5. of good quality and condition

    Examples

    • « solidly built »
    • « a solid foundation »
    • « several substantial timber buildings »

    Synonyms

  6. 6. having high moral qualities

    Examples

    • « a noble spirit »
    • « a solid citizen »
    • « an upstanding man »
    • « a worthy successor »

    Synonyms

  7. 7. not soft or yielding to pressure

    Examples

    • « a firm mattress »
    • « the snow was firm underfoot »
    • « solid ground »

    Synonyms

  8. 8. having three dimensions

    Examples

    • « a solid object »

    Synonyms

  9. 9. incapable of being seen through

    Examples

    • « solid blackness »

    Synonyms

  10. 10. entirely of a single color throughout

    Examples

    • « a solid fabric »

    Synonyms

  11. 11. acting together as a single undiversified whole

    Examples

    • « a solid voting bloc »

    Synonyms

  12. Noun

    solid

    Definitions

    1. a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure

    Derived terms

  13. 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 »

    Derived terms

  14. 3. a three-dimensional shape

    Derived terms

  15. 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

    Antonyms

  16. 2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside

    Examples

    • « solid silver »
    • « a solid block of wood »

    Synonyms

    Antonyms

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