solidity
2
4.2
- noun
- /səˈlɪdəti/
:
solidez
- Experts noted the solidity of the evidence presented, which reinforced the claims made during the trial.
- give solidity
But Beckett's work, even Beckett's work, gets its life from The Pebble in the Pocket, The Lone Tree, and above all, from its incredible solidity of voice.
- But Beckett's work, even Beckett's work, gets its life from The Pebble in the Pocket, The Lone Tree, and above all, from its incredible solidity of voice.
- and the practice of mindful breathing, mindful sitting, my full walking can always help us to contribute more stability and solidity
Examples
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I think the courses and practices of the last 5 or 6 years have given me solidity: they have given me solidity in terms of fixing my own intellectual potential, they have given me solidity in terms of honing skills, and they have given me solidity in firmer friendships and a wider range of acquaintances.
Academic text (2015) -
Finally, it can be argued that magazines gain additional solidity from the fact that they are published serially.
Academic text (1995) -
I was introduced to a challenge to the solidity of the Christian tradition that changed me forever.
Academic text (1998) -
What I said before about the happiness, the solidity of my life, was a lie.
Fiction book (1997) -
Even if this were the only such case, however, it would be enough to undermine the solidity of the scheme.
Academic text (1990) -
What the volume lacked in subtlety, it made up for in solidity.
Fiction book (1990) -
Moving from place to place, the Impressionists clearly lacked the financial solidity, established premises, and informed amateur membership of other associations.
Academic text (1991) -
After so many years of kicking around, chasing dope, bouncing in and out of jail, he's found solidity at the college, a grounding that frees him up in a way that he never knew on the streets.
Academic text (2011) -
I have few pretensions about my physical machismo, but he had the kind of imposing stature and overwhelming solidity that psychologically crippled lesser men.
Fiction book (1997) -
Corot's example, his constructive force, provided Pissarro with a way to reserve and cultivate strength, solidity, and weight, to give to partial paintings profound and slowly unfolding presence.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
60
3.5
A person or thing you can trust to work well every time
56
4.4
Showing that an idea is logical and factually correct
10
3.8
The state of having no conflicts between ideas or rules
1
4.1
Stability and reliability, for example in money matters or a person's actions
Able to be defended or accepted as reasonable
Antonyms
How Solid
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4.2
2
5.5
363
3.1
4
4.9
462
4.0
296
4.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Solidity comes from the Latin solidus, meaning 'firm', and shares its root with the common word solid and solidify. So when we call a person, company, or piece of evidence 'solid', their solidity means they are 'firm' and reliable.