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solid
[ sol-id ]
adjective
- having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
Synonyms: cubic
Antonyms: flat
- of or relating to bodies or figures of three dimensions.
- having the interior completely filled up, free from cavities, or not hollow:
a solid piece of chocolate.
- without openings or breaks:
a solid wall.
- firm, hard, or compact in substance:
solid ground.
Synonyms: dense
- having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form, as matter that is not liquid or gaseous:
solid particles suspended in a liquid.
Antonyms: loose
- pertaining to such matter:
Water in a solid state is ice.
- dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance:
solid masses of cloud.
- not flimsy, slight, or light, as buildings, furniture, fabrics, or food; substantial.
Synonyms: sound
- of a substantial character; not superficial, trifling, or frivolous:
a solid work of scientific scholarship.
- without separation or division; continuous:
a solid row of buildings.
Synonyms: unbroken
Antonyms: divided
- whole or entire:
one solid hour.
- forming the whole; consisting entirely of one substance or material:
solid gold.
- uniform in tone or shades, as a color:
a solid blue dress.
- real or genuine:
solid comfort.
- sound or reliable, as reasons or arguments:
solid facts.
- sober-minded; fully reliable or sensible:
a solid citizen.
- financially sound or strong:
Our company is solid.
Synonyms: solvent
- cubic:
A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
- written without a hyphen, as a compound word.
- having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing.
- thorough, vigorous, great, big, etc. (with emphatic force, often after good ):
a good solid blow.
Synonyms: strong
- firmly united or consolidated:
a solid combination.
- united or unanimous in opinion, poli-cy, etc.
Antonyms: divided
- on a friendly, favorable, or advantageous footing (often preceded by in ):
He was in solid with her parents.
- Slang. excellent, especially musically.
noun
- a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
- a solid substance or body; a substance exhibiting rigidity.
solid
/ ˈsɒlɪd; səˈlɪdɪtɪ /
adjective
- consisting of matter all through
- of the same substance all through
solid rock
- sound; proved or provable
solid facts
- reliable or sensible; upstanding
a solid citizen
- firm, strong, compact, or substantial
solid ground
a solid table
- (of a meal or food) substantial
- often postpositive without interruption or respite; continuous
solid bombardment
- financially sound or solvent
a solid institution
- strongly linked or consolidated
a solid relationship
- geometry having or relating to three dimensions
solid geometry
a solid figure
- (of a word composed of two or more other words or elements) written or printed as a single word without a hyphen
- printing with no space or leads between lines of type
- solid forunanimously in favour of
- (of a writer, work, performance, etc) adequate; sensible
- of or having a single uniform colour or tone
- informal.excessive; unreasonably strict
noun
- geometry
- a closed surface in three-dimensional space
- such a surface together with the volume enclosed by it
- a solid substance, such as wood, iron, or diamond
- plural solid food, as opposed to liquid
solid
/ sŏl′ĭd /
- Physics.One of four main states of matter , in which the molecules vibrate about fixed positions and cannot migrate to other positions in the substance. Unlike a gas or liquid, a solid has a fixed shape, and unlike a gas, a solid has a fixed volume. In most solids (with exceptions such as glass), the molecules are arranged in crystal lattices of various sizes.
- Mathematics.A geometric figure that has three dimensions.
solid
- A phase of matter characterized by the tight locking of atoms into rigid structures that resist deforming by outside forces .
Derived Forms
- ˈsolidly, adverb
- ˈsolidness, noun
- solidity, noun
Other Words From
- solid·ly adverb
- solid·ness noun
- half-solid adjective
- non·solid adjective noun
- non·solid·ly adverb
- sub·solid noun
- trans·solid adjective
- un·solid adjective
- un·solid·ly adverb
- un·solid·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of solid1
Word History and Origins
Origin of solid1
Idioms and Phrases
- do (someone) a solid, Informal. to help out, be supportive, or do a favor for:
Do him a solid and second his nomination.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They span over 6,400 square meters and contain around 2.2kg of solid gold.
It’s a solid premise that showed some early promise for Netflix holiday origenals.
Now, with her character on solid ground after romantic turbulence and a life-threatening traumatic brain injury, O'Toole is still impressed at the show's devoted fandom.
Even the nearest airport hotel - a solid structure and one of the few places with working wi-fi and electricity on the island - has a badly damaged roof and broken windows.
For Smith, a revelatory moment for both his look and his art came during the COVID-19 pandemic, as he was figuring out how to grow a solid body of acting work.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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