adj.
(solider, solidest)
- firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid:
solid fuel.
▸strongly built or made.
- Geometry three-dimensional.
▸relating to three-dimensional objects.
- not hollow or having spaces or gaps.
▸consisting of the same substance throughout.
▸(of time) continuous.
- dependable; reliable.
▸sound but without special qualities.
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(solid with)
US informal on good terms with.
- Austral. informal severe; unfair.
n.
- a solid substance or object.
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(solids)
food that is not liquid.
- Geometry a three-dimensional body or geometric figure.
Derivative
- solidity n.
- solidly adv.
- solidness n.
Etymology
ME: from L. solidus; rel. to salvus ‘safe’ and sollus ‘entire’.