Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Solidity

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Solidity


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(1):

(n.) 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.

(2):

(n.) 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):

(n.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of inclosed space.