solid

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   impenetrable for the eye

   solid blackness

2. 2
   adj

   having three dimensions

   a solid object

3. 3
   adj

   acting together as a single undiversified whole

   a solid voting bloc

4. 4
   adj

   characterized by good substantial quality

   solid comfort

5. 5
   adj

   of one substance or character throughout

   solid gold

6. 6
   adj

   of the same color throughout

   solid color

7. 7
   adj

   of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial

   work of solid scholarship

8. 8
   adj

   entirely of one substance with no holes inside

   a solid block of wood

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid 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.