Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solidity

/səˈlɪdɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: so-lid-i-ty
IPA: /səˈlɪdɪti/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state or quality of being solid.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Moral firmness; validity; truth; certainty.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of enclosed space.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From solid + -ity, from Middle French solidité, from Latin soliditās.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: solidité, soliditās
Suffix: solid

Usage

Inflected Forms

solidities (plural)

Derived Forms

insolidity semisolidity supersolidity unsolidity

Synonyms

compactness consistency density fullness hardness massiveness solidness soundness strength

Antonyms

fluidity hollowness instability openness weakness

Rhymes With

humidity validity liquidity acidity rigidity morbidity fluidity rapidity timidity turbidity superfluidity

Questions

How do you pronounce solidity?: The recorded pronunciation is /səˈlɪdɪti/.
What does solidity mean?: The state or quality of being solid.
Where does solidity come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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