solid en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈsɒl.ɪd/ (Canada, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɑ.lɪd/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. 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.
Meanings
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(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.
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Appreciably large in size, quantity, or value.
Americans increased their borrowing by a solid amount in September. But the gain was less than half the big August surge
2018 November 7, “Consumer borrowing up solid $10.9 billion in September”, in Journal Record:On top of that, the speaker is big, so you may have to set aside a solid amount of space for it.
2018 November 7, Christian de Looper, “The best Google Assistant smart speakers you can buy”, in Business Insider:Almost a quarter of a million copies is really a solid number for today's record industry. In fact, that number is more than the last two number one albums
2015 July 8, “Rapper Meek Mill Charts His First Number One Album”, in Forbes:
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Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
solid chocolate
The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.
1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Ayrsham Mystery”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:solid gold
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Strong or unyielding.
a solid foundation
As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.
2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:
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(of rain) Continuous and heavy.
He was covered in a fine mist by then, the night skies growing more saturated by the hour. It would be a nice, solid rain before long, he figured.
2011 April 1, J.N. Duncan, Deadworld, Kensington Publishing Corp., →ISBN:The ground above looked like it might give out again in a solid rain. The opposite bank promised even less. The river bent around acres of mud pocked with knots of grass and cattail spikes. I was tired. Despite the dangers of camping on such unstable ground, I dragged the canoe up the bank[…]
2015 May 1, Patrick Dobson, Canoeing the Great Plains: A Missouri River Summer, U of Nebraska Press, →ISBN, page 128:
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(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
That's a solid plan.
I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid.
Heading home from a party, two hipsters, completely stoned, pause to snuggle on a park bench. A fire engine roars by, bells clanging, sirens screaming. The boy flips. “Solid, doll,” he murmurs, “they’re playing our song!”
1952 September 29, “"BOP VOCABULARY" section, inside of "That Crazy Bop Joke Craze"”, in LIFE Magazine, New York, U.S., page 69:
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Hearty; filling.
a solid meal
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Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer
1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:1875-1886, J. A. Symonds, Renaissance in Italy: The revival of learning The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
Theſe are they, who wanting Wit, affect Gravity, and go by the name of Solid men: and a ſolid man is, in plain English, a ſolid, ſolemn Fool.
1675, John Dryden, “To the Right Honourable, John, Earl of Mulgrave, […]”, in Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC:
- Financially well off; wealthy.
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Sound; not weak.
a solid constitution of body
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Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
- (dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
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(US, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
The delegation is solid for a candidate.
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Of a single color throughout.
John painted the walls solid white.
He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
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United.
[…] the other acquired unlimited power over a solid kingdom. It would be tedious, and not very instructive, to follow the details of German public law during the middle ages : nor are the more important parts of it easily separable […]
1853, Henry Hallam, View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages, page 203:[…] a solid New England vote. Even with all New England for him, Mr. Olney could scarcely carry the convention, because he is still hated by the populist and the labor and socialist elements of his party.[…]
1904, Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page, The World's Work, page 4389:
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(dated) Intimately allied or friendly with.
I wanted to get solid with him for a time while he lived, but I believe he might have been worked into Paradise with half the scheming that was necessary before he deigned to look favorably upon me.
1895, Outing, page 64:[…] we thus succeeded in making ourselves "solid with the administration" before we had been in a town or village forty-eight hours. The next steps in our plan of campaign were, first, to forestall suspicion in the minds of the[…]
1891, George Kennan, Siberia and the Exile System, page 306:[Image of a man labelled 'League of Nations' pointing to a picture of a woman labelled 'Democracy Wilson'.] "If I can only get solid with her I stand a chance in this peace game." - The Passing Show (London).
1919, Literary Digest: a Repository of Contemporaneous Thought and Research as Presented in the Periodical Literature of the World, page 19:
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(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths.
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(of time) Entire, complete.
Loose and undisciplined the soldier lay, / Or lost in drink and game the solid day; / Porches and schools , design'd for public good, / Uncover'd, and with scaffolds cumber'd stood, / Or nodded, threatening ruin- […]
1822 [1718?], Matthew Prior, The Poems of Matthew Prior ..., page 253:
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(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
"What have plane figures to do with solid orbits? Solid bodies ought to be used for solid orbits."
1841, David Brewster, The Martyrs of Science: Or, The Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler, page 209:[…] the rules […] for measuring different superficial or solid figures will be found under the several heads: the two fundamental[…]
1861, Charles Knight, The English Cyclopaedia: Cyclopaedia of arts and sciences, page 669:
- (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| solidest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| most solid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| solider | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| more solid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
hyphenation · stacked · loose
Deriveds
solidbody · solidist · solidish · solid slug · solid-state drive · solid as Fort Knox · solifaction · booked solid · solidness · unsolid · half-solid · solid solution · quasisolid · solidungular · solid angle · solid syllabub · solid phase · nonsolid · solid rocket · equisolid · solid model · solid as a rock · subsolid · solidism · solid shot · solid torus · semi-solid · quasi-solid · solidungulate · on solid ground · solid compound · solid-drawn · semisolid · solid emulsion · solidification · solid-state device · solid sol · solid as the Rock of Gibraltar · solidly · solid-state · solidity · solid state · solid hydrogen
Hyponyms
Synonyms
substantial · closed · closed up · considerable
Translations (291)
es continuo (typography: written as one word) · is storkuhamur (in the solid state) · hu megbízható (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · sh кршно (large, massive) · sh tvȓdo (in the solid state) · sl čvrst (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fi täyttävä (extremely filling) · cs solidní (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · hy կարծր (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · sv hopskrivning (typography: written as one word) · he מוצק (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · bg солиден (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ro solid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · az qovuşuq (typography: written as one word) · hy կարծր (in the solid state) · ru масси́вный (large, massive) · cy solet (lacking holes or hollows) · ca sòlid (lacking holes or hollows) · fi yhteinen (typography: written as one word) · de fest (in the solid state) · pl masywny (large, massive) · sl trden (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · cs dohromady (typography: written as one word) · sl soliden (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · de massiv (large, massive) · mi tūmārō (in the solid state) · sv massiv (large, massive) · fi kiinteä (in the solid state) · cmn 連寫的 /连写的 (typography: written as one word) · hu szilárd (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · bg здрав (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · de bündig (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · br solut (in the solid state) · sv sammanskrivning (typography: written as one word) · ru моноли́тный (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · cy solet (in the solid state) · fa سخت (in the solid state) · ka მყარი (in the solid state) · da sammenskrivning (typography: written as one word) · nl effen (of one color) · pt massivo (large, massive) · sh kršno (large, massive) · pt junto (typography: written as one word) · sh krȗpno (large, massive) · ru твёрдый (in the solid state) · ko 단단하다 (in the solid state) · ka მტკიცე (in the solid state) · lo ແຂງ (in the solid state) · sq ngurtë (in the solid state) · no kraftig (large, massive) · cs pevný (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · hu folyamatos (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · ca junt (typography: written as one word) · ja 堅実な (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · pt sólido (in the solid state) · hu egybeírt (typography: written as one word) · es junto (typography: written as one word) · pl jednolity (of one color) · cmn 固 (in the solid state) · fi aukoton (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · fi eheä (lacking holes or hollows) · pl solidny (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ro plin (extremely filling) · ro compact (lacking holes or hollows) · ru кру́пный (large, massive) · da samskrivning (typography: written as one word) · kw soled (in the solid state) · sl trden (in the solid state) · grc στερεός (in the solid state) · be цвёрды (in the solid state) · el στερεός (in the solid state) · ca continu (typography: written as one word) · ca robust (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · sh чвр̑сто (large, massive) · sl masiven (lacking holes or hollows) · fr solide (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · es sólido (lacking holes or hollows) · fa صلب (in the solid state) · nl massief (lacking holes or hollows) · ja 中実 (lacking holes or hollows) · hu masszív (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ru сплошно́й (lacking holes or hollows) · ru сы́тный (extremely filling) · fi tukeva (extremely filling) · fi umpinainen (lacking holes or hollows) · sv massiv (lacking holes or hollows) · uz qattiq (in the solid state) · cmn 固體 /固体 (in the solid state) · ru одноцве́тный (of one color) · fa جامد (in the solid state) · ar جَامِد (in the solid state) · pt sólido (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · sv fast (in the solid state) · rue твердый (in the solid state) · hu tömör (lacking holes or hollows) · az yekə (large, massive) · da kompakt (lacking holes or hollows) · fr solide (in the solid state) · oc solid (in the solid state) · ru це́льный (typography: written as one word) · ms kukuh (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · es macizo (lacking holes or hollows) · hi ठोस (in the solid state) · nl massief (large, massive) · no solid (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fi tukeva (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · hu kiadós (extremely filling) · fi jykevä (large, massive) · ko 틀림없다 (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · ro temeinic (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · th แข็ง (in the solid state) · it massiccio (large, massive) · tpi strong (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ko 굳다 (in the solid state) · nl gegrond (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · es sólido (in the solid state) · he מוצק (in the solid state) · fi yksivärinen (of one color) · no solid (extremely filling) · ru це́льный (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · te పేద్ద (large, massive) · tg сахт (in the solid state) · ca massís (lacking holes or hollows) · nl solide (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · sh чвр̑сто (in the solid state) · fi vakaa (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fr en un seul mot (typography: written as one word) · it tinta unita (of one color) · sh čvȓsto (in the solid state) · tl siksin (in the solid state) · tpi strongpela (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · gl sólido (in the solid state) · cs tuhý (in the solid state) · nl solide (in the solid state) · pt saciador (extremely filling) · te ఘన (in the solid state) · hu egyszínű (of one color) · mi pakari (in the solid state) · el συμπαγής (lacking holes or hollows) · ro masiv (large, massive) · ru пи́шущийся сли́тно (typography: written as one word) · sv solid (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · grc ἀαγής (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · pl sycący (extremely filling) · ko 굳세다 (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · bg надежден (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · hu folytonos (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · da fast (in the solid state) · ru сли́тный (typography: written as one word) · fi yhteenkirjoitettu (typography: written as one word) · no sammenskriving (typography: written as one word) · no kompakt (lacking holes or hollows) · nl egaal (of one color) · nl zwaar (extremely filling) · it continuo (typography: written as one word) · bg масивен (large, massive) · bg солиден (extremely filling) · ru кре́пкий (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · no massiv (lacking holes or hollows) · nl aaneengeschreven (typography: written as one word) · qu qaqa (in the solid state) · sh čvȓsto (large, massive) · el στερεός (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · az möhkəm (in the solid state) · sk pevný (in the solid state) · ar صُلْب (in the solid state) · fi massiivinen (large, massive) · fi täysi (lacking holes or hollows) · ug پۇختا (in the solid state) · it solido (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · he אטום (lacking holes or hollows) · lb zolidd (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · no solid (large, massive) · pdt faust (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fi tanakka (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fi pitävä (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · el ατόφιος (lacking holes or hollows) · de deftig (extremely filling) · ro solid (in the solid state) · pl stały (in the solid state) · ru соли́дный (large, massive) · de einfarbig (of one color) · de fest (large, massive) · hu laktató (extremely filling) · da kompakt (extremely filling) · hu biztos (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · fi kiinteä (lacking holes or hollows) · da fast (extremely filling) · sv i fast form (in the solid state) · uk тверди́й (in the solid state) · pt contínuo (typography: written as one word) · fi vankka (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · no solid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · ja 詰まった (extremely filling) · hu kézzelfogható (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · sh кру̑пно (large, massive) · pl łączny (typography: written as one word) · nl stevig (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · sh твр̑до (in the solid state) · it massiccio (lacking holes or hollows) · nl vast (in the solid state) · no solid (lacking holes or hollows) · ja 続け書き (typography: written as one word) · ja 確実な (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · cs stabilní (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ko 굳다 (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ja 固体の (in the solid state) · sco solit (in the solid state) · ka მაგარი (in the solid state) · it unito (typography: written as one word) · tg ҷомид (in the solid state) · pt sólido (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · bg плътен (lacking holes or hollows) · es masivo (large, massive) · mr स्थायू (in the solid state) · hu stabil (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ca sòlid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · hu összefüggő (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · eo masiva (lacking holes or hollows) · hy պինդ (in the solid state) · da massiv (large, massive) · fi tanakka (extremely filling) · ml ഖര (in the solid state) · hy պինդ (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · no kraftig (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · la solidus (in the solid state) · sv gedigen (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · sv fast (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ug چىداملىق (in the solid state) · fr massif (large, massive) · mi utoka (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · mnc ᡶᡳᠯᡳ (in the solid state) · bg твърд (in the solid state) · no fast (in the solid state) · da grundfæstet (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · lv ciets (in the solid state) · da solid (large, massive) · de kompakt (lacking holes or hollows) · it massiccio (extremely filling) · nan-hbl 固體 /固体 (in the solid state) · az iri (large, massive) · pl rzetelny (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · it solido (in the solid state) · ca sòlid (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ug چىداشلىق (in the solid state) · cmn 纯色 (of one color) · ca massiu (large, massive) · fr solide (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · de solide (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · fr plein (extremely filling) · el γερός (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · bg едноцветен (of one color) · nl steekhoudend (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · yue 固體 /固体 (in the solid state) · tr katı (in the solid state) · az bərk (in the solid state) · da tæt (lacking holes or hollows) · ms pejal (in the solid state) · ug بەك (in the solid state) · fr plein (lacking holes or hollows) · mr भरीव (lacking holes or hollows) · ja ソリッドな (extremely filling) · ro solid (lacking holes or hollows) · de zusammengeschrieben (typography: written as one word) · id padat (in the solid state) · sv solid (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · sv mättande (extremely filling) · ca sòlid (in the solid state) · fi jyhkeä (large, massive) · grc στέριφος (large, massive) · th ตัน (lacking holes or hollows) · id kokoh (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · de robust (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · cmn 堅 /坚 (in the solid state) · cmn 堅實 /坚实 (in the solid state) · ga soladach (in the solid state) · da grundig (lacking errors or inconsistencies) · az bitişik (typography: written as one word) · te దిట్టము (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · vi rắn (in the solid state) · lv ciets (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · ur ٹھوس (in the solid state) · bg масивен (lacking holes or hollows) · hu szilárd (in the solid state) · it compatto (lacking holes or hollows) · tg сулб (in the solid state) · ru про́чный (strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)) · pt sólido (lacking holes or hollows) · fr continu (typography: written as one word) · hu erős (worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious) · ro plin (lacking holes or hollows)