solidity

Pronunciation: /səˈlɪdɪti/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the consistency of a solid
  2. noun state of having the interior filled with matter
  3. noun the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally

Etymology

From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.

In classic literature

Synonyms

solidness

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
consistency
Narrower (hyponyms)
impermeability, compactness
Opposite (antonyms)
porosity

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