Solid

sol′id, adj. having the parts firmly adhering: hard: compact: full of matter: not hollow: strong: having length, breadth, and thickne (opposed to a mere surface): cubic: substantial, reliable, worthy of credit, satisfactory: weighty: of uniform undivided substance: financially sound, wealthy: unanimous, smooth, unbroken, unvaried.— n. a substance having the parts firmly adhering together: a firm, compact body—opp. to Fluid .— ns. Solidā′go , a genus of composite plants, the goldenrods; Solidare , sol′idār ( Shak. ), a small piece of money; Solidar′ity , the being made solid or compact: the being bound: a consolidation or onene of interests.— adj. Sol′idary , marked by solidarity, jointly responsible.— v.t. Sol′idate , to make solid or firm.— adj. Solid′ifiable .— n. Solidificā′tion , act of making solid or hard.— v.t. Solid′ify , to make solid or compact.— v.i. to grow solid: to harden:— pa.p. solid′ified. — ns. Sol′idism , the doctrine that refers all diseases to alterations of the solid parts of the body; Sol′idist , a believer in the foregoing; Solid′ity , the state of being solid: fullne of matter: strength or firmne , moral or physical: soundne : ( geom. ) the solid content of a body.— adv. Sol′idly .— n. Sol′idne .— Solid colour , a colour covering the whole of an object: a uniform colour; Solid matter ( print. ), matter set without leads between the lines.— Be solid for ( U.S. ), to be hearty or unanimous in favour of; Be solid with ( U.S. ), to have a firm footing with. [Fr.,—L. solidus , solid.]