So*lid"i*ty (?), n. [L.
soliditas: cf. F. solidité.] 1.
The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, --
opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, --
opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness,
-- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary
quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or
resist all others; hardness; massiveness.
That which hinders the approach of two bodies when they
are moving one toward another, I call solidity.
Locke.
2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength;
validity; truth; certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or
fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or
reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or
opinions.
3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a
body; volume; amount of inclosed space.
Syn. -- Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.
So*lid"i*ty (?), n. [L.
soliditas: cf. F. solidité.] 1.
The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency, --
opposed to fluidity; compactness; fullness of matter, --
opposed to openness or hollowness; strength; soundness,
-- opposed to weakness or instability; the primary
quality or affection of matter by which its particles exclude or
resist all others; hardness; massiveness.
That which hinders the approach of two bodies when they
are moving one toward another, I call solidity.
Locke.
2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength;
validity; truth; certainty; -- as opposed to weakness or
fallaciousness; as, the solidity of arguments or
reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or
opinions.
3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a
body; volume; amount of inclosed space.
Syn. -- Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;
strength; soundness; validity; certainty.