solid

Meaning

Adj

1. That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
2. Large in size, quantity, or value.
3. Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
4. Strong or unyielding.
5. Continuous and heavy.
6. (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
7. Hearty; filling.
8. Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
9. Financially well off; wealthy.
10. Sound; not weak.
11. Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
12. (dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
13. (US, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
14. Of a single color throughout.
15. United.
16. (dated) Intimately allied or friendly with.
17. Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
18. Entire, complete.
19. (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
20. Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

Adv

1. Solidly.
2. (not-comparable) Without spaces or hyphens.

Noun

1. A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
2. A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
3. (informal) A favor.
4. An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
5. (in-plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

Synonyms

firm

strong

hard

substantial

steady

stiff

sound

🔉

compact

stable

sturdy

durable

tough

robust

massive

stout

thick

not hollow

steadfast

three-dimensional

dense

true

concrete

reliable

real

unanimous

rigid

upstanding

thorough

hearty

fast

secure

whole

resolute

unyielding

resistant

trustworthy

tight

mighty

uniform

vigorous

honest

heavy

full

complete

square

constant

fixed

solid state

solidness

staunch

Translations

solide

sólido

solido

sólido

fest

sòlid

massiv

vast

sólida

solide

στερεός

solide

Festkörper

dur

robuste

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɒl.ɪd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: solide

Inherited from Middle English: solid

In summary

From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu.

Sentences

Eventually , Labour Party gained a solid lead over National .

At low temperatures , the mixture is a solid .

It is also used in solid state and nanostructures calculations .

The planet's core is made of solid gold , but every traveller attempting to recover some didn't return .