solidity

[ suh-lid-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state, property, or quality of being solid.
2. firmness and strength; substantialness:

   an argument with little solidity.

3. strength of mind, character, finances, etc.
4. Obsolete. the amount of space occupied by a solid body; volume.

Other Words From

• unso·lidi·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of solidity¹

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

Example Sentences

He argued that matter — the solidity from which physical objects are constructed — was in fact nothing more than a bunch of “holes” in the vacuum of space.

From Science News

It depends on the solidity of your gender category which I don’t have.

From Popular-Science

It’s fitting that, rather than flaunt the solidity of marble and bronze, Schultz’s memorials appear as wispy and fragile as American unity.

From Washington Post

Payne’s early career turbulence stands in stark opposition to the solidity he now offers his team during the resurgence of his career.

From FiveThirtyEight

They also raise questions about the solidity of a market that can be so easily swayed, especially as retail investors increasingly flock to cryptocurrencies.

From Vox

Edward, also an Empire orphan, born in Malaysia, could be the solidity she needs.

From The Daily Beast

The weight and heft of a Bible, its solidity, itself implies eternity.

From The Daily Beast

Mrs. Madoff may have thought the name conveyed solidity and a smattering of glamour.

From The Daily Beast

It has a huge ivy-covered tower and its interior gives every evidence of the age-lasting solidity of the English churches.

From Project Gutenberg

Goethe's poem is more interesting because of the greater solidity of the characters, and because of the more closely knitted plot.

From Project Gutenberg

The continuity which the surface seems to have, and the apparent solidity of the ball are, then, pure illusions.

From Project Gutenberg

Does not every reform suppose that God did not know how at the start to give His religion the required solidity and perfection?

From Project Gutenberg

No words can picture the majestic solidity of these three distinct masses of building.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• closeness
• density