solidity

[ suh-lid-i-tee ]

/ səˈlɪd ɪ ti /

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noun

the state, property, or quality of being solid.

firmness and strength; substantialness: an argument with little solidity.

strength of mind, character, finances, etc.

Obsolete. the amount of space occupied by a solid body; volume.

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Origin of solidity

1525–35; <Latin soliditās, equivalent to solid(us) solid + -itās-ity

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He argued that matter — the solidity from which physical objects are constructed — was in fact nothing more than a bunch of “holes” in the vacuum of space.
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It depends on the solidity of your gender category which I don’t have.
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It’s fitting that, rather than flaunt the solidity of marble and bronze, Schultz’s memorials appear as wispy and fragile as American unity.
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Payne’s early career turbulence stands in stark opposition to the solidity he now offers his team during the resurgence of his career.
Cam Payne Was Out Of The League. Now He’s Out Of This World.|Louis Zatzman|June 30, 2021|FiveThirtyEight

They also raise questions about the solidity of a market that can be so easily swayed, especially as retail investors increasingly flock to cryptocurrencies.
Elon Musk says he’s breaking up with bitcoin|Rani Molla|June 4, 2021|Vox
Edward, also an Empire orphan, born in Malaysia, could be the solidity she needs.
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The weight and heft of a Bible, its solidity, itself implies eternity.
Where's the Bailout for Publishing?|Stephen L. Carter|March 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Mrs. Madoff may have thought the name conveyed solidity and a smattering of glamour.
Missing Madoff Money Found!|Lucinda Franks|February 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It has a huge ivy-covered tower and its interior gives every evidence of the age-lasting solidity of the English churches.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy
Goethe's poem is more interesting because of the greater solidity of the characters, and because of the more closely knitted plot.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
The continuity which the surface seems to have, and the apparent solidity of the ball are, then, pure illusions.
Urania|Camille Flammarion
Does not every reform suppose that God did not know how at the start to give His religion the required solidity and perfection?
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
No words can picture the majestic solidity of these three distinct masses of building.
Catherine de' Medici|Honore de Balzac