Words / B2

SOL-id/ˈsɒlɪd/

Solid means firm and not liquid or gas, or reliable, or without a break: solid evidence; a solid hour. Firm is close; reliable is the people twin. Give a solid piece of evidence. Mix-up: solidarity is unity (already elsewhere); stolid is unemotional (already elsewhere). Do not call a slogan solid evidence.

Meaning

Firm and not liquid or gas; also reliable, or without a break (a solid hour).

Examples

• “Give a solid piece of evidence, not a slogan from the leaflet.”
• “Ice is the solid state in the particle model, which is the science sense.”

Good to know

solid evidence / support; a solid hour; solid, liquid, gas. Trap: solidarity. Essays and chemistry. Firm, reliable, or not liquid.

Near in meaning

firm

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