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solidity Definition

so·lid·ity (-tē)

noun

the quality or condition of being solid; firmness, soundness, hardness, etc.

Etymology: L soliditas

solidity Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • wall: The image on the left demonstrates the solidity of the walls of this slender church.
  • structure: Lack of creaks and rattles is often directly related to body stiffness and earlier I mentioned the solidity of the new load floor structure.
  • form: Mass: Mass is the degree of solidity of forms.
  • material: The two houses which he has erected will bear comparison with any in Oxford for solidity of material and originality and excellence of design.
  • object: Depth perception: Ability of the eye to perceive the solidity of objects and their relative position in space.
  • matter: Electromagnetic forces grip atoms to one another building up molecules and the solidity of matter.

Converse of object

  • give: God gave the solidity of the marital union out of His love for mankind.
  • have: It has no more solidity or truth than a photograph.
  • add: Georgia senator William H Crawford's followers added further solidity to the party's base.
  • bring: Crookes had a good match and hopefully will bring some solidity to the back four which still concedes too many goals.
  • lack: Colors lack just a little solidity and some scenes evidence a fair amount of grain.
  • feel: Run your palm across the textured fascia, feel the solidity of the controls, and you'd swear someone else made it.

Adjective modifier

  • defensive: Lynn are clearly missing the defensive solidity of Grant Cooper, without whom they have conceded seven goals in two games.
  • apparent: The grid symbolizing the roots is open, and contrasts both with the apparent solidity of the sun and with its differing geometry.
  • more: To give the armor more solidity the horizontal sections of the plates were joined together by vertical rows of thick silk cords.
  • great: Our institutions and our legal system have gained greater solidity.
  • massive: Its appearance of massive solidity was, belied by the facts.
  • physical: Despite their physical solidity there is a sense in which the murals have always been in a state of flux.

Modifies a noun

  • ratio: Solidity ratios from 0 to 1.0 are in general catered for.

Preposition: in

  • middle: The center pairing of Marco and Louis is giving us a solidity in the middle of the field that we used to lack.
solidity Quotes

Political language†is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

—Orwell, George pseudonym of  Eric Arthur Blair

Shehad the rippling muscles of a panther, thesolidityof a water buffalo, and the lazy insolence of a shoe salesman.

—Perelman, S(ydney) J(oseph)