English noun: solidness | |||
1. | solidness (state) 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 | ||
Synonyms | solid, solid state | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state, state of matter | ||
2. | solidness (attribute) the consistency of a solid | ||
Synonyms | solidity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body, consistence, consistency, eubstance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | compactness, impermeability, impermeableness | ||
Antonyms | porosity, porousness | ||
3. | solidness (attribute) the quality of being substantial or having substance | ||
Synonyms | substantiality, substantialness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | corporality, corporeality, materiality, physicalness | ||
Attribute | insubstantial, material, real, substantial, unreal, unsubstantial | ||
Antonyms | insubstantiality | ||
4. | solidness (attribute) the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally | ||
Samples | The solidity of the evidence worked in his favor. The solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope. | ||
Synonyms | solidity | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness | ||