Definitions of solid [ˈsɒl ɪd]

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Definition of 'solid'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) solid
having the interior completely filled up; not hollow:
a piece of solid rock.

2.  solid
having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness.

3.  solid
having no openings or breaks:
a solid wall.

4.  solid
firm or compact in substance:
solid ground.

5.  solid
having relative firmness, coherence of particles, or persistence of form:
solid particles suspended in a liquid.

6.  solid
dense, thick, or heavy in nature or appearance:
solid masses of cloud.

7.  solid
firm in construction; substantial:
solid food.

8.  solid
without separation; continuous:
a solid row of buildings.

9.  solid
serious in character:
solid scholarship.

10.  solid
whole or entire:
one solid hour.

11.  solid
consisting entirely of one substance or material:
solid gold; a solid teak shelf.

12.  solid
uniform in tone :
a solid blue dress.

13.  solid
real; genuine:
solid comfort.

14.  solid
sound; reliable:
solid facts.

15.  solid
fully reliable or sensible:
a solid citizen.

16.  solid
financially sound:
a solid corporation.

17.  solid
cubic:
A solid foot contains 1728 solid inches.

18.  solid
written without a hyphen, as a compound word.

19.  solid
having the lines not separated by leads, or having few open spaces, as type or printing.

20.  solid
unanimous:
a solid majority.

21.  solid
on a friendly or favorable footing :
in solid with her parents.

22. (n.) solid
a body or object having the three dimensions of length, breadth, and thickness.

23.  solid
a substance whose molecules are densely packed and that is usu. characterized by rigidity and resistance to deformation.

24.  solid
something that is solid.

Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < L solidus)

Definition of 'solid'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) solid
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

2. (noun) solid, solidness, solid state
the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

3. (adj) solid
a three-dimensional shape

4. (adj) solid
characterized by good substantial quality
"solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"

5. (adj) solid
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
"ice is water in the solid state"

6. (adj) solid
entirely of one substance with no holes inside
"a solid block of wood"

7. (adj) solid
of one substance or character throughout
"solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"

8. (adj) solid
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
"a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"

9. (adj) hearty, satisfying, solid, square, substantial
providing abundant nourishment
"a hearty meal"; "good solid food"; "ate a substantial breakfast"; "four square meals a day"

10. (adj) solid, strong, substantial
of good quality and condition; solidly built
"a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

11. (adj) firm, solid
not soft or yielding to pressure
"a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"

12. (adj) solid
having three dimensions
"a solid object"

13. (adj) solid
impenetrable for the eye
"solid blackness"

14. (adj) solid
financially sound
"the bank is solid and will survive this attack"

15. (adj) solid
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
"work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"

16. (adj) upstanding, solid
meriting respect or esteem
"an upstanding member of the community"

17. (adj) solid, self-colored, self-coloured
of the same color throughout
"solid color"

18. (adj) solid, unanimous, whole
acting together as a single undiversified whole
"a solid voting bloc"

Definition of 'solid'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adjective) solid
reliable and able to be trusted
a solid investment; a solid password to protect your computer; solid information you can trust

2.  solid
strong, well-built, and safe
The foundation of the house looks solid.

3.  solid
(of a shape) having height, depth and width, not flat
a solid cube

4.  solid
(of a color or line) continuous, unbroken
Do you prefer the solid blue curtains or the stripes?; It'll print a solid line across the page.

5. (noun) solid
a hard substance, not liquid or gas
Is glass a liquid or a solid?

6.  solid
a shape that has height, depth and width and is not flat
***a solid with six sides

Definition of 'solid'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) solid
having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; -- opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand

2. (adj) solid
not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy

3. (adj) solid
having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches

4. (adj) solid
firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall

5. (adj) solid
applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to hyphened

6. (adj) solid
fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine

7. (adj) solid
sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body

8. (adj) solid
of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem

9. (adj) solid
impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter

10. (adj) solid
not having the lines separated by leads; not open

11. (adj) solid
united; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate

12. (noun) solid
a substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid

13. (noun) solid
a magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides

Translation of 'solid'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.
Afrikaans: solied	Arabic: صُلْب، جامِد	Bulgarian: твърд
Brazilian: sólido	Czech: pevný	German: fest
Danish: fast	Greek: στερεός	Spanish: sólido
Estonian: tahke	Farsi: جامد	Finnish: kiinteä
French: solide	Hebrew: מוּצָק	Hindi: ठोस, घनीभूत
Croatian: krut,čvrst	Hungarian: szilárd	Indonesian: padat
Icelandic: fastur	Italian: solido	Japanese: 団体の
Korean: 고체의	Lithuanian: kietas	Latvian: ciets
Malay: pejal	Dutch: vast	Norwegian: fast, i fast form
Polish: stały	Persian: جامد	Pashto: ډك، كلك، پنډ، جامد، نګه،
Portuguese: sólido	Romanian: solid	Russian: твёрдый
Slovak: pevný	Slovenian: trden	Serbian: čvrst
Swedish: fast	Thai: แข็ง	Turkish: katı
Taiwanese: 固體的	Ukrainian: твердий	Urdu: ٹھوس، ہموار، جامد
Vietnamese: thể rắn	Chinese: 固体的
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