[syn: solidity, solidness]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Solidity \So*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. soliditas: cf. F. solidit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency,
-- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter,
-- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength;
soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the
primary quality or affection of matter by which its
particles exclude or resist all others; hardness;
massiveness.
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That which hinders the approach of two bodies when
they are moving one toward another, I call solidity.
--Locke.
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2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth;
certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or
fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or
reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or
opinions.
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3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of
inclosed space.
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Syn: Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
solidity
n 1: the consistency of a solid [syn: solidity, solidness]
[ant: porosity, porousness]
2: state of having the interior filled with matter [ant:
hollowness]
3: the quality of being solid and reliable financially or
factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in
his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring
hope" [syn: solidity, solidness]