2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Solidity \So*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. soliditas: cf F. solidit['e].]
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.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of
inclosed space.
Syn: Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
solidity
n 1: the consistency of a solid [syn: {solidness}] [ant: {porosity}]
2: state of having the interior filled with matter [ant: {hollowness}]
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