Definition of SOLID

solid

Meanings

Plural: solids

Noun

  • matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
  • 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
  • a three-dimensional shape
  • A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
  • A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
  • A favor.
  • An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
  • Food which is not liquid-based.

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by good substantial quality
    • "solid comfort"
    • "a solid base hit"
  • of one substance or character throughout
    • "solid gold"
    • "carved out of solid rock"
  • uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
    • "a solid line across the page"
    • "solid sheets of water"
  • providing abundant nourishment
    • "good solid food"
  • of good quality and condition; solidly built
    • "a solid foundation"
  • not soft or yielding to pressure
    • "solid ground"
  • having three dimensions
    • "a solid object"
  • impenetrable for the eye
    • "solid blackness"
  • financially sound
    • "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
  • of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
    • "work of solid scholarship"
    • "based on solid facts"
  • meriting respect or esteem
  • of the same color throughout
    • "solid color"
  • acting together as a single undiversified whole
    • "a solid voting bloc"

Adjective

  • of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
    • "ice is water in the solid state"
  • entirely of one substance with no holes inside
    • "a solid block of wood"

Adj

  • That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
  • Large in size, quantity, or value.
  • Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
  • Strong or unyielding.
  • Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
  • Hearty; filling.
  • Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
  • Financially well off; wealthy.
  • Sound; not weak.
  • Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
  • Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
  • United; without division; unanimous.
  • Of a single color throughout.
  • Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
  • Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
  • Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

Adv

  • Solidly.
  • Without spaces or hyphens.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

closed, closed up, firm, hearty, massive, satisfying, self-colored, self-coloured, solid state, solidness, square, strong, substantial, unanimous, upstanding, whole

Antonyms

gaseous, hollow, liquid

Scrabble Score: 6

solid is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
solid is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
solid is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

solid is a valid Words With Friends word