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say it: SAH-luhd
solid is an adjective and noun meaning "characterized by good substantial quality". It is pronounced /ˈsɑləd/ — SAH-luhd. It carries 18 recorded senses.
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous
“ice is water in the solid state”
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks
“a solid line across the page”
“solid sheets of water”
providing abundant nourishment
“a hearty meal”
“good solid food”
“ate a substantial breakfast”
“four square meals a day”
of good quality and condition; solidly built
“a solid foundation”
“several substantial timber buildings”
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial
“work of solid scholarship”
“based on solid facts”
meriting respect or esteem
“an upstanding member of the community”
matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure
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
a three-dimensional shape
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for solid come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.