solidarity

/ˌsɒləˈdeɹəti/so-luh-DEH-ruh-tee

/ˌsɑləˈdɛɹəti/sah-luh-DEH-ruh-tee

Meaningfirmness together

Common meaning: unity of feeling and interest

solidfirm, dense, wholeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1719 · scan
aritynoun ending from Latin -aritas

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin solidus ‘firm, dense, whole’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry solidus, p. 1719 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SOLDIER, p. 572 · dictionary scan

Roots

solidus, -a, -um Latin “firm, dense, whole”

Related words

consolidate soldier solid

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