solidity

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /səˈlɪdɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #70369

Meanings

1

noun
The quality of being firm, hard, and keeping its shape.

The solidity of the stone walls made the castle feel safe.
2

noun
The quality of being strong, reliable, or well founded.

The solidity of the evidence worked in my favor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being firm,... solidness

2 noun · the quality of being... solidness

More compactness consistency density fullness hardness massiveness soundness strength

Opposites

fluidity hollowness instability openness weakness

Word family

Forms solidities

Derived forms insoliditysemisoliditysupersolidityunsolidity

Etymology

From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.

solidité Middle French soliditās Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas

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