Meanings
plural solidities
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being solid.
The human figures in the foreground, who stand out from the canvas with lifelike truth and solidity.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 1351 more example
If colours, sounds, tastes, and smells be merely perceptions, nothing we can conceive is possest of a real, continu'd, and independent existence; not even motion, extension and solidity, which are the primary qualities chiefly insisted on.
1739, David Hume, “Book 1, part 4, section 4”, in Treatise of Human Nature
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe consistency of a solid
nounthe quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinsoliditās
- Middle Frenchsolidité
- Englishsolidity
From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek στερέωμα
- στερέωμα (steréōma)the state or quality of being solid
Bulgarian твърдо състояние
- твърдо състояние (tvărdo săstojanie)the state or quality of being solid
Catalan solidesa, soliditat
- solidesathe state or quality of being solid
- soliditatthe state or quality of being solid
French solidité
- soliditéthe state or quality of being solid
German Festigkeit
- Festigkeitthe state or quality of being solid
Hindi ठोसपन
- ठोसपन (ṭhospan)the state or quality of being solid
Irish diongbháilteacht
- diongbháilteachtthe state or quality of being solid
Latin soliditās
- soliditāsthe state or quality of being solid
Romanian soliditate
- soliditatethe state or quality of being solid
Spanish solidez
- solidezthe state or quality of being solid
Cite this entry
solidity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solidity
“solidity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/solidity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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