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SOLIDITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
Example:
the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope
Synonyms:
solidity; solidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("solidity" is a kind of...):
dependability; dependableness; reliability; reliableness (the quality of being dependable or reliable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The consistency of a solid
Synonyms:
solidity; solidness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("solidity" is a kind of...):
body; consistence; consistency; substance (the property of holding together and retaining its shape)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "solidity"):
compactness (the consistency of a compact solid)
impermeability; impermeableness (the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid)
Antonym:
porosity (the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids)
Derivation:
solid (not soft or yielding to pressure)
Sense 3
Meaning:
State of having the interior filled with matter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("solidity" is a kind of...):
fullness (the condition of being filled to capacity)
Attribute:
solid (entirely of one substance with no holes inside)
hollow (not solid; having a space or gap or cavity)
Antonym:
hollowness (the state of being hollow: having an empty space within)
Derivation:
solid (entirely of one substance with no holes inside)
