Solidity Meaning
/səˈlɪdɪti/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or quality of being solid.
nounMoral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.
Sentence Examples
The engineer checked the solidity of the building's foundation.
Solidity is the state of being firm and stable in structure.
The structural engineer tested the solidity of the concrete foundation.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineers tested the ____ of the steel bridge by applying heavy loads.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The architect carefully examined the foundation to ensure the structural ____ of the entire building.
Word Origin & History
From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"If colours, sounds, tastes, and smells be merely perceptions, nothing we can conceive is possest of a real, continu'd, and independent existence; not even motion, extension and solidity, which are the primary qualities chiefly insisted on."
— 1739, David Hume, “Book 1, part 4, section 4”, in Treatise of Human Nature:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineers tested the ____ of the steel bridge by applying heavy loads.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The architect carefully examined the foundation to ensure the structural ____ of the entire building.