Meaning of solid in English

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

   • good
2. 2. of one substance or character throughout

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • homogeneous
   • homogenous
3. 3. uninterrupted in space

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • unbroken
4. 4. providing abundant nourishment

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • wholesome
5. 5. of good quality and condition

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • sound
6. 6. having high moral qualities

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • honorable
   • honourable
7. 7. not soft or yielding to pressure

   Examples

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

   Synonyms

   • hard
8. 8. having three dimensions

   Examples

   • « a solid object »

   Synonyms

   • cubic
   • three-dimensional
9. 9. incapable of being seen through

   Examples

   • « solid blackness »

   Synonyms

   • opaque
10. 10. entirely of a single color throughout

    Examples

    • « a solid fabric »

    Synonyms

    • plain
    • unpatterned
11. 11. acting together as a single undiversified whole

    Examples

    • « a solid voting bloc »

    Synonyms

    • undiversified
    • unvaried

12. Noun

    solid

    Definitions

    1. a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
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 »
14. 3. a three-dimensional shape

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

    • coagulated
    • solidified
    • concrete
    • congealed
    • jelled
    • jellied
    • dry
    • semisolid
    • solid-state
    • solid-state

    Antonyms

    • liquid
    • gaseous
16. 2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside

    Examples

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

    Synonyms

    • massive
    • unhollowed

    Antonyms

    • hollow