solid
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3.0
- adjective
- /ˈsɑːlɪd/
:
sólido
- These are, you know, I think very solid points that are being made.
- a solid foundation
- solid evidence
- a solid understanding
And we've had some good solid creative time there.
- And we've had some good solid creative time there.
- You want to have a balanced, solid, joyful life.
- They've been hitting on me and they're both like solid eights, Ohio eights.
- We'd be a good we'd be a good solid tag team partnership.
- I thought that one would have been solid anyway.
- This seems like pretty solid advice in theory.
- You're worthy of a good, strong, solid, healthy, loving relationship.
- They're like, no man, you have to have solid sources inside.
- You just can't throw legitimate, good, solid citizens who have pain.
- It's just a really good, solid, well built, excellent car.
- And a lot of cops are just really solid, solid human beings.
Examples
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Her presentation was based on solid research that convinced everyone.
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The expected result should be a solid foundation of bibliographic information about newspapers on which to build.
Academic text (2013) -
This seems like pretty solid advice in theory.
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It's just a really good, solid, well built, excellent car.
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I mean solid, solid growth, really doing great.
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I can only say this was a solid meal, nothing too crazy.
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Honestly, we put a solid offer on the table.
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No, actually, I'm trying to get some solid evidence together.
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Summary: SSS is developing a solid research base and has some very important findings.
Academic text (2008) -
Cumulatively, they represent the kind of solid foundations necessary for the future of South Africa.
Academic text (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
Having great physical power or being solid enough to resist force
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2.3
Good enough in quality to meet normal needs
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2.7
Able to be trusted to do what is expected
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3.9
Strong and able to work well in difficult conditions
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2.1
Strong and solid so it does not break easily
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3.6
Able to last a long time without breaking or being damaged
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2.3
A person or thing you can trust to do what they promise
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3.6
Very strong and not likely to fail or be wrong
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5.0
Strong and solid and built to last
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4.3
Very steady and reliable in what someone does
Very strong and not likely to break or change
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
Electronic devices that use solid materials like semiconductors instead of vacuum tubes
- Specialized
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4.4
A condition of a substance when it keeps its shape and does not flow, like rock or ice
- Specialized
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9.0
A 3D shape with all the same regular flat faces, like a cube or tetrahedron
- Specialized
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5.3
An area of physics that studies how solid materials behave with electricity, magnetism, and light
- Specialized
A three-dimensional shape with identical regular flat faces, like a cube
- Specialized
A solid metal in which atoms of other elements mix evenly into its structure
- Specialized
A three-dimensional shape whose faces are the same flat shapes with all sides equal and equal angles between them
- Specialized
Part of math about shapes that have length, width, and height like cubes, spheres, and pyramids
- Specialized
A rocket that uses solid fuel to make hot gas and push it forward
- Specialized
A solid mixture where atoms of one type go into another's crystal, like in alloys
- Specialized
A measure that shows how much space an object appears to take from a point in three dimensions
How Reliable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Solid comes from the Latin solidus, meaning 'firm' or 'whole'. That's why we use solid to describe a person, plan, or company that is strong, reliable, and of good quality.