Solid

['sɒlɪd] or ['sɑlɪd]

Definition

(noun.) a three-dimensional shape.

(noun.) the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape.

(noun.) matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure.

(adj.) uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; 'a solid line across the page'; 'solid sheets of water' .

(adj.) impenetrable for the eye; 'solid blackness' .

(adj.) having three dimensions; 'a solid object' .

(adj.) acting together as a single undiversified whole; 'a solid voting bloc' .

(adj.) characterized by good substantial quality; 'solid comfort'; 'a solid base hit' .

(adj.) of one substance or character throughout; 'solid gold'; 'carved out of solid rock' .

(adj.) of the same color throughout; 'solid color' .

(adj.) of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; 'work of solid scholarship'; 'based on solid facts' .

(adj.) of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; 'ice is water in the solid state' .

(adj.) entirely of one substance with no holes inside; 'a solid block of wood' .

(adj.) financially sound; 'the bank is solid and will survive this attack' .

(adj.) of good quality and condition; solidly built; 'a solid foundation'; 'several substantial timber buildings' .

Checked by Flossie--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

(a.) Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.

(a.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

(a.) Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.

(a.) Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened.

(a.) Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.

(a.) Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.

(a.) Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.

(a.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.

(a.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

(a.) United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.

(n.) A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.

(n.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.

Typed by Larry

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Hard, firm, not fluid, not liquid.[2]. Dense, compact, not hollow.[3]. Strong, substantial, stable, sound, stout.[4]. Real, true, valid, just, weighty, important, grave, not frivolous, not fallacious.

Inputed by Hodge

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Hard, firm, compact, resistant, dense, substantial, weighty, strong, valid,just, sound, impenetrable, stable, cubic

ANT:Soft, hollow, yielding, frail, brittle, flimsy, elastic, resilient, malleable,impressible, fluid, liquid, frivolous, light, trifling, weak, invalid, unsound,fallacious, weakly

Inputed by Dennis

Definition

adj. having the parts firmly adhering: hard: compact: full of matter: not hollow: strong: having length breadth and thickness (opposed to a mere surface): cubic: substantial reliable worthy of credit satisfactory: weighty: of uniform undivided substance: financially sound wealthy: unanimous smooth unbroken unvaried.—n. a substance having the parts firmly adhering together: a firm compact body—opp. to Fluid.—ns. Solidā′go a genus of composite plants the goldenrods; Solidare sol′idār (Shak.) a small piece of money; Solidar′ity the being made solid or compact: the being bound: a consolidation or oneness of interests.—adj. Sol′idary marked by solidarity jointly responsible.—v.t. Sol′idate to make solid or firm.—adj. Solid′ifiable.—n. Solidificā′tion act of making solid or hard.—v.t. Solid′ify to make solid or compact.—v.i. to grow solid: to harden:—pa.p. solid′ified.—ns. Sol′idism the doctrine that refers all diseases to alterations of the solid parts of the body; Sol′idist a believer in the foregoing; Solid′ity the state of being solid: fullness of matter: strength or firmness moral or physical: soundness: (geom.) the solid content of a body.—adv. Sol′idly.—n. Sol′idness.—Solid colour a colour covering the whole of an object: a uniform colour; Solid matter (print.) matter set without leads between the lines.—Be solid for (U.S.) to be hearty or unanimous in favour of; Be solid with (U.S.) to have a firm footing with.

Editor: Rhoda

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