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Grammar : Noun
Spell : suh-lid-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : səˈlɪd ɪ ti



Definition of solidity

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Middle French solidité or directly from Latin soliditatem (nominative soliditas), from solidus (see solid (adj.)).
  • noun thickness
  • noun soundness
Example sentences :
  • Its hardness, solidity, and actuality could not be gainsaid.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • Now, it is this sense of the solidity of things that can only be uttered by the metaphor of eating.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • Also, it looked as solid as the earth, but was without any solidity at all.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • He went over it carefully, to assure himself of its solidity.
  • Extract from : « The Flood » by Emile Zola
  • He tapped the end of the boat with his foot to make sure of its solidity.
  • Extract from : « Therese Raquin » by Emile Zola
  • Then stillness, and solidity, and the blackness of the Pit outside the Med Ship.
  • Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster
  • Of these works, solidity may be said to be the prominent characteristic.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of Dante Gabriel Rossetti » by T. Hall Caine
  • He seemed unwilling to move, as if distrustful of his own solidity.
  • Extract from : « The Nigger Of The "Narcissus" » by Joseph Conrad
  • Anders looked at the masses of atoms that were pretending to solidity, meaning and reason.
  • Extract from : « Warm » by Robert Sheckley
  • To find the solidity of a sphere: Multiply the cube of the diameter by .5236.
  • Extract from : « Practical Mechanics for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe

Synonyms for solidity

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