solidity
/səˈlɪdəti/suh-LIH-duh-tee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/səˈlɪdəti/suh-LIH-duh-tee
Meaningthe quality of being solid
Common meaning: firmness
Other meanings: reliability
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- solidfirm, dense, wholeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1719 · scan
- itynoun ending: being so, the quality of
Journey through time
- Latinsolidus, -a, -um‘firm, dense, whole’
- Frenchsolide
- Middle Englishsolidesource
- Englishsolid‘firm’
- Englishformed in English from solidsolidity‘firmness’ · today
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: Formed in English from solid + -ity.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SOLID, p.572 · scan
Roots
- solidus, -a, -um Latin “firm, dense, whole”
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