solid

US /ˈsɑ.lɪd/ UK /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ See IPA manual

Freq #2680

Meanings

1

adj
Hard and firm, keeping its shape; not liquid or gas.

The water turned solid as it froze into ice.
2

adj
Filled completely inside, with no empty space or holes.

The statue was carved from a solid block of wood.
3

adj
Strong, reliable, and of good quality.

The team built a solid reputation over many years.
4

adj
Made of only one substance or color throughout.

She wore a dress in a solid blue color.

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Forms solidersolidestsolidlysolids

Derived forms biosolidequisolidhalf-solidhypersolidnanosolidnonsolidpseudosolidquasi-solidquasisolidsemi-solidsemisolidsolid-drawn

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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.

*solh₂- Proto-Indo-European solide Middle English solidus Latin

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# solid

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑ.lɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒl.ɪd/
**Frequency rank:** 2680

## Meanings
1. Hard and firm, keeping its shape; not liquid or gas.
2. Filled completely inside, with no empty space or holes.
3. Strong, reliable, and of good quality.
4. Made of only one substance or color throughout.

## Examples
- The water turned solid as it froze into ice.
- The statue was carved from a solid block of wood.
- The team built a solid reputation over many years.
- She wore a dress in a solid blue color.

## Derived Forms
- biosolid
- equisolid
- half-solid
- hypersolid
- nanosolid
- nonsolid
- pseudosolid
- quasi-solid
- quasisolid
- semi-solid
- semisolid
- solid-drawn

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *solh₂-
- Root: solide
- Root: solidus

## 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.

## AI Etymology
The etymological chain for solid runs 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. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-, Middle English solide, Old French solide, Latin solidus. In current use it includes senses such as Hard and firm, keeping its shape; not liquid or gas and Filled completely inside, with no empty space or holes.

## Topics
- Materials & Substances

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