solidity, solidness
(noun) the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; āthe solidity of the evidence worked in his favorā; āthe solidness of her faith gave her enduring hopeā
solidity, solidness
(noun) the consistency of a solid
solidity
(noun) state of having the interior filled with matter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solidity (countable and uncountable, plural solidities)
The state or quality of being solid.
Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
(geometry) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.
• compactness
• consistency
• density
• fullness
• hardness
• massiveness
• solidness
• soundness
• strength
• fluidity
• hollowness
• instability
• openness
• weakness
Source: Wiktionary
So*lid"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. soliditas: cf. F. soliditƩ.]
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. That which hinders the approach of two bodies when they are moving one toward another, I call solidity. Locke.
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.
3. (Geom.)
Definition: The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space.
Syn.
– Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness; strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 February 2025
(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; āan acrimonious disputeā; ābitter about the divorceā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
