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solidity

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++so·lid·i·ty /səˈlɪdəti/ noun [uncountable]  1 HARDSTRONG OBJECTthe strength or hardness of something 坚固,坚硬 the solidity of the stone walls 石墙的坚固性2 DEPEND ON/RELY ONthe quality of something that is permanent and can be depended on 稳固,可靠(性) the solidity of middle-class institutions 中产阶级制度的稳固性
Examples from the Corpus
solidityThe forwards had a genuine hardness and solidity about them, a welcome sight after the pathetic shaven-headed posturing of recent years.With Gibbons, he wrote, oak had given way to limewood and earthbound solidity to feats of impossible lightness.Further, in its geometrical solidity, what is physical is the unique occupant of its space.the massive solidity of his musclesMaybe it is radar, coming back to confirm the solidity of objects around us.The contrast sets up a shimmer that destabilizes the solidity of the subject.So, giving reasons for our thoughts and actions does not perhaps have the solidity and universality that we might believe.It is legitimate to speculate about the Devil as long as we do not assume that our speculations have the solidity of holy writ.These data confirm the underlying solidity of the labor market.
so·lid·i·ty nounChineseSyllable
or of the something strength hardness Corpus


solidity
solidity /səˈlɪdəti, səˈlɪdɪti/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: solid, solidarity, solidity, solids, solidification; verb: solidify; adverb: solidly; adjective: solid
1. the strength or hardness of something:
    the solidity of the stone walls
2. the quality of something that is permanent and can be depended on:
    the solidity of middle-class institutions


so·lid·ityBrE /səˈlɪdəti/ 🔊NAmE /səˈlɪdəti/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the quality or state of being solid 固态;坚固性;可靠性the strength and solidity of Romanesque architecture罗马式建筑坚固结实的特性Her writings have extraordinary depth and solidity. 她写的东西立意极深,内容特别充实。🔊🔊the solidity of his support for his staff他对自己的工作班子的有力支持