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[Fr. solid ité, from Lat. solid it a tem, acc us. of solid it as, from solidus solid; Ital. solid ità.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. The quality or state of being solid, firm, hard, and compact; firmne , hardne , compactne , solidne . (Opposed to fluidity .) "The idea of solidity we receive by our touch."- Locke : Hum. Underst . , bk. ii., ch. iv. 2. Fullne of matter. (Opposed to hollowne .) "His leanes and armes so thicke, that to the eye It shew'd a columne for solidity ." Chapman: Homer's Ody ey, xxiii. 3. Strength or stability; ma ivene . 4. Strength, firmne , stability. "The very laws which at first give the government solidity."- Goldsmith : Polite Learning , ch. 11. 5. Moral firmne , strength, validity, truth, certainty, weight. "A disgraceful and unpleasant situation for a man who a erts with confidence and would affect solidity of argument." -Bp. Horsley: Sermons, vol. ii., ser. 18. II. Geom.: The quantity of space occupied by a solid body; solid or cubic content or contents; the number of times that a volume or solid contains another volume or solid, taken as a unit of measure; or, the ratio of the unit of volume to the given vol ume. sõl-Id-lỹ, adv. [Eng. solid; -ly. ] 1. In a solid manner; firmly, densely, compactly. 2. In a solid body. "The Roman Catholics have all voted solidly for the Tories."- London Daily Telegraph. *3. Firmly, truly; on solid or good grounds; authoritatively. "This appears to be only a groundle surmise; as is largely and solidly proved by the judicious Bp. Bull."Water land: Works , ii. 165.