Definition of Solidness

1. Noun. The state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape.

Exact synonyms: Solid, Solid State
Generic synonyms: State, State Of Matter
Derivative terms: Solidify, Solidify, Solid

2. Noun. The consistency of a solid.
Exact synonyms: Solidity
Generic synonyms: Body, Consistence, Consistency, Eubstance
Specialized synonyms: Compactness, Impermeability, Impermeableness
Antonyms: Porosity
Derivative terms: Solid, Solid, Solid

3. Noun. The quality of being substantial or having substance.

4. Noun. The quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally. "The solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope"
Exact synonyms: Solidity
Generic synonyms: Dependability, Dependableness, Reliability, Reliableness
Derivative terms: Solid, Solid, Solid, Solid

Definition of Solidness

1. n. State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness; solidity, as of material bodies.

Definition of Solidness

1. Noun. The state or quality of being solid. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Solidness

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Solidness

solidifier
solidifiers
solidifies
solidify
solidifying
solidish
solidism
solidisms
solidist
solidistic
solidists
solidities
solidity
solidlike
solidly
solidness (current term)
solidnesses
solids
solidum
solidums
solidungula
solidungular
solidungulate
solidungulous
solidus
soliferrum
solifidian
solifidianism
solifidians
soliflor

Literary usage of Solidness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come by John Bunyan (1838)
"But they want solidness : speak, man, thy mind: They drown the weak ; us, metaphors make blind. Solidity, indeed, becomes the pen Of him that writeth things ..."

2. The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to comeby John Bunyan by John Bunyan (1879)
"But they want solidness." Speak, man, thy mind. ... Be not too forward, therefore, to conclude That I want solidness—that I am rude; All things solid in ..."

3. The Whole Works of John Bunyan by John Bunyan, George Offor (1862)
"But they want solidness : Speak, man, thy mind : They drown the weak, metaphors make ... Be not too forward, therefore, to conclude That I want solidness, ..."

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