solid

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solid

Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.

(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.

Almost a quarter of a million copies is really a solid number for today's record industry. In fact, that number is more than the last two number one albums

2015 July 8, “Rapper Meek Mill Charts His First Number One Album”, in Forbes:

Americans increased their borrowing by a solid amount in September. But the gain was less than half the big August surge

2018 November 7, “Consumer borrowing up solid $10.9 billion in September”, in Journal Record:

On top of that, the speaker is big, so you may have to set aside a solid amount of space for it.

2018 November 7, Christian de Looper, “The best Google Assistant smart speakers you can buy”, in Business Insider:

solid gold

solid chocolate

The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.

1904–1905, Baroness Orczy [i.e., Emma Orczy], “The Ayrsham Mystery”, in The Case of Miss Elliott, London: T[homas] Fisher Unwin, published 1905, →OCLC; republished as popular edition, London: Greening & Co., 1909, OCLC 11192831, quoted in The Case of Miss Elliott (ebook no. 2000141h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg of Australia, February 2020:

Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.

a solid foundation

As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.

2012 June 2, Phil McNulty, “England 1-0 Belgium”, in BBC Sport:

That's a solid plan.

Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid.

I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.

(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.

a solid meal

the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer

1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:

Theſe are they, who wanting Wit, affect Gravity, and go by the name of Solid men: and a ſolid man is, in plain English, a ſolid, ſolemn Fool.

1675, John Dryden, “[https://archive.org/details/aurengzebetraged00dryd_0/page/n13/mode/1up To the Right Honourable, John, Earl of Mulgrave, […]]”, in Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC:

1875-1886, J. A. Symonds, Renaissance in Italy: The revival of learning
The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.

Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.

a solid constitution of body

Coordinate term: hyphenation (noun)

American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.

(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.

(printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.

The delegation is solid for a candidate.

(US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.

John painted the walls solid white.

He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.

The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths.

(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.

A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.

(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.

(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.

en-adj

solid (comparative more solid or solider, superlative most solid or solidest)

more solid (comparative)
solider (comparative)
most solid (superlative)
solidest (superlative)

պինդ

strong, unyielding (as of foundations etc)

надежден

worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious

From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu.


solid

True, not ten of these mines were yielding rock worth hauling to a mill, but everybody said, "Wait till the shaft gets down where the ledge comes in solid, and then you will see!"

1870–1871 (date written), Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], chapter XLIV, in Roughing It, Hartford, Conn.: American Publishing Company [et al.], published 1872, →OCLC, page 306:

Hm-m-—These papers are complete—They make Mortimer and Matilda the legal guardians of Babs—ought to put me in more solid than ever with Miss Effie—and that home is good graft.

1937 March 7, Marsh, “Dan Dunn-Secret Operative 48”, in Sarasota (FL) Herald-Tribune:

Suppose, then, a whole family got sick with this flu, and no help around, and winter setting in solid and cold three weeks early?

1943, Wallace Stegner, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, →ISBN, page 246:

set a new high in baseball for the year, not only ending speculation as to when Durocher would be fired but putting him in more solid than ever before.

1943 July 16, “Dodger Rebellion Is Settled With One Dramatic Flourish”, in Youngstown (OH) Vindicator:

She was telling Bobbie about the time when Boko Fittleworth was trying to ingratiate himself with your Uncle Percy, and you very sportingly offered to go and call your Uncle Percy a lot of offensive names, so that Boko, hovering outside the door, could come in and stick up for him, thus putting himself in solid with him.

1960, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter XVI, in Jeeves in the Offing, London: Herbert Jenkins, →OCLC:

If true, that means he deliberately risked American and French lives, and maybe the battle, in order to get in solid with Lafayette.

1997, David Ambrose, Superstition, →ISBN, page 239:

Then he drew a long-barreled revolver from under a coat that he had thrown aside and examined it carefully to see that the powder and ball were in solid and that none of the caps was missing

2008, James Oliver Curwood, The Courage of Captain Plum, →ISBN, page 3:

Soichi Yamazaki, chief analyst at Fukoku Capital Management said Nidec Corp's (6594.OS) earnings came in more solid than expected on Friday

2009 July 26, Rika Otsuka, “Nikkei hits 6-wk high on earnings hopes, Hitachi jumps”, in Reuters.com:

Many long-established compounds are set solid.

(not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.

en-adv

solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)

more solid (comparative)
most solid (superlative)


solid

(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).

(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).

Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.

I owe him; he did me a solid last year.

Fortunately, the president of our illustrious institution has been after me for a year to get Francis Ford Coppola to speak at next year's commencement, and Francis owes me a solid.

2010, Loren D. Estleman, Frames, page 54:

You can't make a move till you have about a year in a precinct, but tell you what, stay in touch. Lots a people still owe me a solid or two on the Job.

2012, Robert Cea, No Lights, No Sirens: The Corruption and Redemption of an Inner City Cop, page 61:

Thomas had seemed ready to spend the night on the couch, and now he couldn't get out of here fast enough. Hopping up, I followed after him. "Thanks again, Thomas," I said, opening the door for him. "I owe you a solid."

I prefer solids over paisleys.

An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.

The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.

From Middle English solid, from the adjective, Middle French solide, or Latin solidum. Doublet of solidum.


solid

de-adj

solid (strong nominative masculine singular solider, comparative solider, superlative am solidesten)

solider (masculine nominative singular strong)
solider (comparative)
am solidesten (superlative)
solid (masculine predicative singular)
solid (feminine predicative singular)
solid (neuter predicative singular)
solid (plural predicative)
solider (masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
solide (feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
solides (neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
solide (nominative plural strong without-article)
soliden (genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
solider (feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
soliden (genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
solider (genitive plural strong without-article)
solidem (dative masculine singular strong without-article)
solider (dative feminine singular strong without-article)
solidem (dative neuter singular strong without-article)
soliden (dative plural strong without-article)
soliden (accusative masculine singular strong without-article)
solide (accusative feminine singular strong without-article)
solides (accusative neuter singular strong without-article)
solide (accusative plural strong without-article)
der solide (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die solide (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das solide (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die soliden (definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des soliden (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der soliden (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des soliden (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der soliden (definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem soliden (dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der soliden (dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem soliden (dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den soliden (dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den soliden (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die solide (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das solide (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die soliden (accusative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein solider (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine solide (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein solides (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
soliden (indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine soliden (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines soliden (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer soliden (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines soliden (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
soliden (genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner soliden (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem soliden (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer soliden (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem soliden (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
soliden (dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen soliden (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen soliden (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine solide (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein solides (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
soliden (accusative indefinite mixed plural)
keine soliden (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
solider (comparative masculine predicative singular)
solider (comparative feminine predicative singular)
solider (comparative neuter predicative singular)
solider (comparative plural predicative)
soliderer (comparative masculine nominative singular strong without-article)
solidere (comparative feminine nominative singular strong without-article)
solideres (comparative neuter nominative singular strong without-article)
solidere (comparative nominative plural strong without-article)
solideren (comparative genitive masculine singular strong without-article)
soliderer (comparative feminine genitive singular strong without-article)
solideren (comparative genitive neuter singular strong without-article)
soliderer (comparative genitive plural strong without-article)
soliderem (comparative dative masculine singular strong without-article)
soliderer (comparative dative feminine singular strong without-article)
soliderem (comparative dative neuter singular strong without-article)
solideren (comparative dative plural strong without-article)
solideren (accusative comparative masculine singular strong without-article)
solidere (accusative comparative feminine singular strong without-article)
solideres (accusative comparative neuter singular strong without-article)
solidere (accusative comparative plural strong without-article)
der solidere (comparative definite includes-article masculine nominative singular weak)
die solidere (comparative definite feminine includes-article nominative singular weak)
das solidere (comparative definite includes-article neuter nominative singular weak)
die solideren (comparative definite includes-article nominative plural weak)
des solideren (comparative definite genitive includes-article masculine singular weak)
der solideren (comparative definite feminine genitive includes-article singular weak)
des solideren (comparative definite genitive includes-article neuter singular weak)
der solideren (comparative definite genitive includes-article plural weak)
dem solideren (comparative dative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
der solideren (comparative dative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
dem solideren (comparative dative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
den solideren (comparative dative definite includes-article plural weak)
den solideren (accusative comparative definite includes-article masculine singular weak)
die solidere (accusative comparative definite feminine includes-article singular weak)
das solidere (accusative comparative definite includes-article neuter singular weak)
die solideren (accusative comparative definite includes-article plural weak)
ein soliderer (comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular)
eine solidere (comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular)
ein solideres (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular)
solideren (comparative indefinite mixed nominative plural)
keine solideren (comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural)
eines solideren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer solideren (comparative feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
eines solideren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
solideren (comparative genitive indefinite mixed plural)
keiner solideren (comparative genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einem solideren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
einer solideren (comparative dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
einem solideren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
solideren (comparative dative indefinite mixed plural)
keinen solideren (comparative dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
einen solideren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular)
eine solidere (accusative comparative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular)
ein solideres (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular)
solideren (accusative comparative indefinite mixed plural)
keine solideren (accusative comparative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural)
am solidesten (masculine predicative singular superlative)
am solidesten (feminine predicative singular superlative)
am solidesten (neuter predicative singular superlative)
am solidesten (plural predicative superlative)
solidester (masculine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
solideste (feminine nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
solidestes (neuter nominative singular strong superlative without-article)
solideste (nominative plural strong superlative without-article)
solidesten (genitive masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
solidester (feminine genitive singular strong superlative without-article)
solidesten (genitive neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
solidester (genitive plural strong superlative without-article)
solidestem (dative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
solidester (dative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
solidestem (dative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
solidesten (dative plural strong superlative without-article)
solidesten (accusative masculine singular strong superlative without-article)
solideste (accusative feminine singular strong superlative without-article)
solidestes (accusative neuter singular strong superlative without-article)
solideste (accusative plural strong superlative without-article)
der solideste (definite includes-article masculine nominative singular superlative weak)
die solideste (definite feminine includes-article nominative singular superlative weak)
das solideste (definite includes-article neuter nominative singular superlative weak)
die solidesten (definite includes-article nominative plural superlative weak)
des solidesten (definite genitive includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der solidesten (definite feminine genitive includes-article singular superlative weak)
des solidesten (definite genitive includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
der solidesten (definite genitive includes-article plural superlative weak)
dem solidesten (dative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
der solidesten (dative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
dem solidesten (dative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
den solidesten (dative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
den solidesten (accusative definite includes-article masculine singular superlative weak)
die solideste (accusative definite feminine includes-article singular superlative weak)
das solideste (accusative definite includes-article neuter singular superlative weak)
die solidesten (accusative definite includes-article plural superlative weak)
ein solidester (includes-article indefinite masculine mixed nominative singular superlative)
eine solideste (feminine includes-article indefinite mixed nominative singular superlative)
ein solidestes (includes-article indefinite mixed neuter nominative singular superlative)
solidesten (indefinite mixed nominative plural superlative)
keine solidesten (includes-article indefinite mixed negative nominative plural superlative)
eines solidesten (genitive includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer solidesten (feminine genitive includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
eines solidesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
solidesten (genitive indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keiner solidesten (genitive includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einem solidesten (dative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
einer solidesten (dative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
einem solidesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
solidesten (dative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keinen solidesten (dative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)
einen solidesten (accusative includes-article indefinite masculine mixed singular superlative)
eine solideste (accusative feminine includes-article indefinite mixed singular superlative)
ein solidestes (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed neuter singular superlative)
solidesten (accusative indefinite mixed plural superlative)
keine solidesten (accusative includes-article indefinite mixed negative plural superlative)


solid

Borrowed from English solid, from Middle English solide, from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”).


solid

La superfícia solida de Jupitèr es pas encara estada descobèrta.

2019 January 18, “La planeta dels tres pòls magnetics”, in Jornalet:

head

solid m (feminine singular solida, masculine plural solids, feminine plural solidas)

solida (feminine singular)
solids (masculine plural)
solidas (feminine plural)


solid

ro-adj

solid m or n (feminine singular solidă, masculine plural solizi, feminine and neuter plural solide)

solidă (feminine singular)
solizi (masculine plural)
solide (feminine neuter plural)
solid (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
solidă (feminine indefinite singular)
solizi (indefinite masculine singular)
solide (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
solidul (definite masculine neuter singular)
solida (definite feminine singular)
solizii (definite masculine singular)
solidele (definite feminine neuter plural)
solide (feminine indefinite singular)
solidului (definite masculine neuter singular)
solidei (definite feminine singular)
solizilor (definite masculine singular)
solidelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French solide, Latin solidus.


solid

Borrowed from Latin solidus. Cf. also solz, possibly a doublet (unless it comes from Proto-Slavic).


solid

och är idag ett solitt företag med 15 anställda

and is today a respectable business with 15 employees

solid (indefinite positive)
solidare (comparative indefinite)
solidast (indefinite superlative)
solitt (indefinite neuter positive singular)
solidare (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
solidast (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
solida (indefinite plural positive)
solidare (comparative indefinite plural)
solidast (indefinite plural superlative)
solide (archaic indefinite masculine plural positive)
solidare (archaic comparative indefinite masculine plural)
solidast (archaic indefinite masculine plural superlative)
solide (definite masculine positive singular)
solidare (comparative definite masculine singular)
solidaste (definite masculine singular superlative)
solida (definite positive)
solidare (comparative definite)
solidaste (definite superlative)


solid

solid (indefinite nominative singular)
solids (genitive indefinite singular)
soliden (definite nominative singular)
solidens (definite genitive singular)
solider (indefinite nominative plural)
soliders (genitive indefinite plural)
soliderna (definite nominative plural)
solidernas (definite genitive plural)