Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or property of being solid: solidity.
- noun Soundness; strength; truth; validity, as of arguments, reasons, principles, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.
- noun Soundness; strength; truth; validity, as of arguments, reasons, principles, and the like.
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- noun The state or quality of being
solid .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being substantial or having substance
- noun the consistency of a solid
- noun the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
- 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
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I love its solidness and simplicity," said sculptor Lisa Schumaier.
Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate Brigid Schulte 2011
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"I love its solidness and simplicity," said sculptor Lisa Schumaier.
Three Eggs in Space: Public art that the public loves or loves to hate Brigid Schulte 2011
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His crossing hands had drawn her against the full length of his body—her shoulders touching the solidness of his chest, her hips feeling the rub of his thighs.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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His crossing hands had drawn her against the full length of his body—her shoulders touching the solidness of his chest, her hips feeling the rub of his thighs.
Western Man Janet Dailey 2011
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The sandwich was freaking great, they even toasted the bun to give it a satisfying solidness on the crust.
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"You hit falsehood with truth and betrayal with loyalty and solidness," he said in remarks addressed to the Saudi people, which were later published in English on the state news agency.
Saudi King Unveils Benefits Angus McDowall 2011
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"The solidness of the JGB market seems to be increasing, although steep declines in yields may not be expected as JGB yields have already been very low," said Akito Fukunaga , chief rates strategist at RBS Securities.
Japanese Yields Decline Megumi Fujikawa 2011
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The pieces share a lightness, complete in transparency, but still have a feeling of solidness.
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She had the experience and the solidness that the gown required.
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Bright sun, blue sky, green trees, sweet air, abundant life—all this was only a hundred feet above his head—but the solidness of the chill rock around him made Cork feel completely cut off from the world he knew.
Vermilion Drift William Kent Krueger 2010
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