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Meaning of SOLIDNESS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the consistency of a solid
  2. [n]  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
 
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 Synonyms: solid, solidity
 
 Antonyms: porosity, porousness
 
 See Also: body, compactness, consistence, consistency, impermeability, impermeableness, state, state of matter

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sol"id*ness\, n.
1. State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness;
   solidity, as of material bodies.
2. Soundness; strength; truth; validity, as of arguments,
   reasons, principles, and the like.
 

 

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