| Noun | 1. | solidness - 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 state of matter, state - (chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container); "the solid state of water is called ice" |
| 2. | solidness - the consistency of a solid consistency, eubstance, consistence, body - the property of holding together and retaining its shape; "wool has more body than rayon"; "when the dough has enough consistency it is ready to bake" compactness - the consistency of a compact solid impermeability, impermeableness - the property of something that cannot be pervaded by a liquid | |
| 3. | solidness - the quality of being substantial or having substance corporality, corporeality, physicalness, materiality - the quality of being physical; consisting of matter | |
| 4. | solidness - the quality of being solid and reliable financially or factually or morally; "the solidity of the evidence worked in his favor"; "the solidness of her faith gave her enduring hope" dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness - the quality of being dependable or reliable |