solidness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈsɑlɪdnəs/ UK /ˈsɒlɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the quality of being firm, dense, or dependable; solidity

The solidness of the old bridge reassured the travelers.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being firm,... solidity firmness hardness densitysturdinesssoundnessrobustness

Opposites

flimsinessweakness instability hollowness

Word family

Related forms solid solidify solidity

Etymology

From solid + -ness. Solid derives from Old French solide, from Latin solidus ('firm, dense, whole'), from Proto-Indo-European *sol-ido-, from the root *sol- ('whole').

solidus Latin *sol- Proto-Indo-European

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# solidness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɑlɪdnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɒlɪdnəs/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being firm, dense, or dependable; solidity

## Examples
- The solidness of the old bridge reassured the travelers.

## Synonyms
- solidity
- firmness
- hardness
- density
- sturdiness
- soundness
- robustness

## Antonyms
- flimsiness
- weakness
- instability
- hollowness

## Related Forms
- solid
- solidify
- solidity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: solidus
- Root: *sol-

## Etymology
From solid + -ness. Solid derives from Old French solide, from Latin solidus ('firm, dense, whole'), from Proto-Indo-European *sol-ido-, from the root *sol- ('whole').

## AI Etymology
Solidness comes from solid + -ness. Solid derives from Old French solide, from Latin solidus ('firm, dense, whole'), from Proto-Indo-European *sol-ido-, from the root *sol- ('whole'). The historical chain includes Latin solidus and Proto-Indo-European *sol-. The quoted older senses, "firm, dense, whole" and "whole", supply the semantic anchors for solidness. The formation is best read as suffixal and borrowed: the word solidness carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a noun, "the quality of being firm, dense, or dependable; solidity". Related English forms include solid, solidify, and solidity. The result is a noun whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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