Meaning & use

solid

adjective·Everyday

Firm and stable in shape and structure, keeping its form rather than flowing like a liquid or gas.

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The lake had frozen solid enough to walk across safely.

They built the shed on a solid concrete foundation.

A note on using this word

Solid is also used figuratively to mean dependable or well-founded, as in 'solid advice' or 'a solid argument.'

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

liquidflimsy

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