solidity

[ suh-lid-i-tee ]

/ səˈlɪd ɪ ti /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR solidity ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the state, property, or quality of being solid.

firmness and strength; substantialness: an argument with little solidity.

strength of mind, character, finances, etc.

Obsolete. the amount of space occupied by a solid body; volume.

Origin of solidity

1525–35; <Latin soliditās, equivalent to solid(us) solid + -itās-ity

OTHER WORDS FROM solidity

un·so·lid·i·ty, noun

Words nearby solidity

solidary, solid fuel, solid geometry, solidify, solid injection, solidity, solid-looking, solid of revolution, solid propellant, solid rocket booster, solid solution

Example sentences from the Web for solidity

Edward, also an Empire orphan, born in Malaysia, could be the solidity she needs.
3 Great Reads for Thanksgiving|Taylor Antrim|November 25, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The weight and heft of a Bible, its solidity, itself implies eternity.
Where's the Bailout for Publishing?|Stephen L. Carter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Darwin himself was a sound man with an established reputation for solidity and learning.
Charles Darwin|Grant Allen
Mavick pulled through, though at an enormous cost, and with some diminution of the notion of his solidity.
That Fortune|Charles Dudley Warner

Make the needle of wood, giving it enough thickness and solidity for the hands to be able to rest on it.
Metapsychical Phenomena|J. Maxwell
The world, which had seemed a fixed picture or model, gained first perspective and then solidity and movement.
Evolution in Modern Thought|Ernst Haeckel
The better class of silk fabrics are excellent both for solidity of texture and finish.
A Visit to the Philippine Islands|John Bowring