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solidity
(encz) | solidity,solidnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Solidity
(gcide) | Solidity \So*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. soliditas: cf. F. solidit['e].]
1. The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency,
-- opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter,
-- opposed to openness or hollowness; strength;
soundness, -- opposed to weakness or instability; the
primary quality or affection of matter by which its
particles exclude or resist all others; hardness;
massiveness.
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That which hinders the approach of two bodies when
they are moving one toward another, I call solidity.
--Locke.
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2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth;
certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or
fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or
reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or
opinions.
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3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of
inclosed space.
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Syn: Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
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solidity
(wn) | solidity
n 1: the consistency of a solid [syn: solidity, solidness]
[ant: porosity, porousness]
2: state of having the interior filled with matter [ant:
hollowness]
3: the quality of being solid and reliable financially or
factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in
his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring
hope" [syn: solidity, solidness] |
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solidity
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Insolidity
(gcide) | Insolidity \In`so*lid"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf.
F. insolidit['e].]
Lack of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an
argument. [R.] --Dr. H. More.
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solidity
(wn) | solidity
n 1: the consistency of a solid [syn: solidity, solidness]
[ant: porosity, porousness]
2: state of having the interior filled with matter [ant:
hollowness]
3: the quality of being solid and reliable financially or
factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in
his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring
hope" [syn: solidity, solidness] |
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