Word: solid Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s Proto-Italic *soliðos Latin solidusder. Old French solidebor. Middle English solide English solid From Middle English solide, borrowed from Old French solide, from Latin solidus (“solid”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-i-dʰ-o-s (“entire”), suffixed form of root *solh₂- (“integrate, whole”). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, sou, and xu. Pronunciation: /ˈsɒl.ɪd/, /ˈsɑ.lɪd/ 1. That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma. Example: Almost all metals are solid at room temperature. 2. Large in size, quantity, or value. Example: Almost a quarter of a million copies is really a solid number for today's record industry. In fact, that number is more than the last two number one albums Example: Americans increased their borrowing by a solid amount in September. But the gain was less than half the big August surge 3. Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials. Example: solid gold Example: solid chocolate 4. Strong or unyielding. Example: a solid foundation Example: As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline. 5. Continuous and heavy. Example: He was covered in a fine mist by then, the night skies growing more saturated by the hour. It would be a nice, solid rain before long, he figured. Example: The ground above looked like it might give out again in a solid rain. The opposite bank promised even less. The river bent around acres of mud pocked with knots of grass and cattail spikes. I was tired. Despite the dangers of camping on such unstable ground, I dragged the canoe up the bank[…] 6. Excellent, of high quality, or reliable. Labels: slang Example: That's a solid plan. Example: Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid. 7. Hearty; filling. Example: a solid meal 8. Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious. Example: the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer Example: Theſe are they, who wanting Wit, affect Gravity, and go by the name of Solid men: and a ſolid man is, in plain English, a ſolid, ſolemn Fool. 9. Financially well off; wealthy. 10. Sound; not weak. Example: a solid constitution of body 11. Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens. Example: American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates. 12. Not having the lines separated by leads; not open. Labels: dated 13. United; without division; unanimous. Labels: US, slang Example: The delegation is solid for a candidate. 14. Of a single color throughout. Example: John painted the walls solid white. Example: He wore a solid shirt with floral pants. 15. United. Example: […] the other acquired unlimited power over a solid kingdom. It would be tedious, and not very instructive, to follow the details of German public law during the middle ages : nor are the more important parts of it easily separable […] Example: […] a solid New England vote. Even with all New England for him, Mr. Olney could scarcely carry the convention, because he is still hated by the populist and the labor and socialist elements of his party.[…] 16. Intimately allied or friendly with. Labels: dated Example: […] we thus succeeded in making ourselves "solid with the administration" before we had been in a town or village forty-eight hours. The next steps in our plan of campaign were, first, to forestall suspicion in the minds of the[…] Example: I wanted to get solid with him for a time while he lived, but I believe he might have been worked into Paradise with half the scheming that was necessary before he deigned to look favorably upon me. 17. Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed. Example: The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths. 18. Entire, complete. Example: Loose and undisciplined the soldier lay, / Or lost in drink and game the solid day; / Porches and schools , design'd for public good, / Uncover'd, and with scaffolds cumber'd stood, / Or nodded, threatening ruin- […] 19. Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic. Labels: dated Example: A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches. Example: "What have plane figures to do with solid orbits? Solid bodies ought to be used for solid orbits." 20. Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.