solid
solid
adj.
P. and V. στερεός, Ar. and V. στερρός.
Thisk: P. and V. πυκνός.
Hard (of ground): P. and V. στερεός, V. στυφλός, P. στέριφος ; see hard.
Of solid silver: V. πᾰνάργῠρος (Soph. Frag.).
Compact: P. εὐπαγής.
Secure: P. and V. βέβαιος.
The ice had not frozen solid: P. κρύσταλλος ἐπεπήγει οὐ βέβαιος (Thuc. 3.23).
United: P. and V. ἁθρόος.
Of geometrical figures: P. στερεός.
Met., secure, firm: P. and V. βέβαιος, ἀσφᾰλής, V. ἔμπεδος.
adj.
P. and V. στερεός, Ar. and V. στερρός.
Thisk: P. and V. πυκνός.
Hard (of ground): P. and V. στερεός, V. στυφλός, P. στέριφος ; see hard.
Of solid silver: V. πᾰνάργῠρος (Soph. Frag.).
Compact: P. εὐπαγής.
Secure: P. and V. βέβαιος.
The ice had not frozen solid: P. κρύσταλλος ἐπεπήγει οὐ βέβαιος (Thuc. 3.23).
United: P. and V. ἁθρόος.
Of geometrical figures: P. στερεός.
Met., secure, firm: P. and V. βέβαιος, ἀσφᾰλής, V. ἔμπεδος.
SOLID
densus: condensus (consisting of compressed parts; opposed to rarus): spissus (consisting of parts so compressed that scarcely any interstices are visible; almost impervious impenetrable; opposed to solutus): solidus (consisting of a firm mass massive; opposed to cassus pervius): confertus (pressed together crammed as it were; opposed to rarus): artior or arctior (compressed into a small space): pressus (of an orator’s style concise nervous): brevis (also of style etc.). Solid food cibus plenus: solid learning doctrina or eruditio accurata subtilis recondita exquisita (☞ not solida; yet solida gloria solida utilitas are correct). To make solid (according to the above distinctions) densare: condensare: spissare: conspissare: solidare: to become solid densari etc. (passive of the above verbs); spissescere: solidescere.
densus: condensus (consisting of compressed parts; opposed to rarus): spissus (consisting of parts so compressed that scarcely any interstices are visible; almost impervious impenetrable; opposed to solutus): solidus (consisting of a firm mass massive; opposed to cassus pervius): confertus (pressed together crammed as it were; opposed to rarus): artior or arctior (compressed into a small space): pressus (of an orator’s style concise nervous): brevis (also of style etc.). Solid food cibus plenus: solid learning doctrina or eruditio accurata subtilis recondita exquisita (☞ not solida; yet solida gloria solida utilitas are correct). To make solid (according to the above distinctions) densare: condensare: spissare: conspissare: solidare: to become solid densari etc. (passive of the above verbs); spissescere: solidescere.
solid (adj.):
I. Not fluid or void: sŏlĭdus (contr. soldus, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113): opp. liquidus, Lucr. 1, 349 (343): opp. rarus, id. 346 (340): opp. mollis (e. g. aer, aqua, etc.), id. 1, 565 (560), seqq.: esp. opp. inanis, Lucr. Join: terra s. atque conferta, Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160: now there is s. land where there was formerly a lake, nunc solida est tellus quae lacus ante fuit, Ov. F. 6, 404: cf. confertus, spissus, densus (v.CLOSE , COMPACT , DENSE ): firmus, stabilis (v. FIRM ). Phr.: a cheese made s., caseus glaciatus, Col. 7, 8, 2.
II. Substantial, not hollow: sŏlĭdus: s. lapides, opp. pumicosi, Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, circa med.: s. cornua, opp. cava, Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 127. Join: the s. spherical earth, terra s. et globosa, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: cf. sphaera s. atque plena, id. Rep. 1, 14, 22: the elephant advanced on s. ground, solido (neut. absol.) procedebat elephas, Liv. 44, 5, med.: cf. Ov. F. 4, 821.
III. Of metals, without dross:
1. pūrus: s. gold, aurum p., Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84.
2. pūsŭlātus (and pustulatus, lit. blistered, i. e. refined): s. silver, argentum p., Suet. Ner. 44: Mart. 7, 86, 7.
3. aurum ad obrussam, Suet. l. c. Phr.: bowls of s. gold, crateres auro solidi, Virg. Aen. 2, 765: so, totus aureus (annulus) opp. subauratus, Petr. 32. Join: aurea statua et solida, Plin. 33, 4, 24, § 83. Fig.: to distinguish the useless from the s., inane abscindere soldo, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113.
IV. Of food: nourishing, strengthening:
1. firmus: feeding the cattle on s. food, firmo cibo pasta pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2: Cels. 2, 18, post init.
2. plēnus: more s. kinds of food, pleniores cibi, id. 3, 20, extr.
3. rōbustus: r. cibus, id. 2, 18, ad med.
4. vălĭdus: the most s. food is suitable for those of strong health, robustis apta materia validissima est, id. 2, 18, fin.: see alsoNOURISHING .
V. Of buildings: massively-, strongly-built:
1. sŏlĭdus: a wall either s. or with arches, paries vel solidus vel fornicatus, Cic. Top. 4, 22.
2. firmus, stăbĭlis: v.FIRM. Phr.: flint is hardly s. enough for building, silex ad structuram infidelis, Plin. 36, 22, 49, § 169: a s. (= sound) wall, idoneus paries, Paul. Dig. 39, 2, 36.
VI. Solid, having all the geometrical dimensions: v.CUBIC , CUBICAL .
VII. Real, true, not fallacious: firmus, stăbĭlis, vērus, sŏlĭdus: v.GENUINE , REAL . Phr.: s. arguments, argumenta firma ad probandum, Cic. Brut. 78, 272: cf. argumentum grave, id. (v. WEIGHTY : ARGUMENT , REASON ): men of s. character, homines spectati et probati, Cic. (see also HONEST , SINCERE ): s. peace, pax explorata (established), Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 16 (perpetuus, certus, firmus, stabilis, verus, sempiternus, may also be used with pax in this sense).
VIII. Profound (opp. superficial): Phr.: very s. learning, altissima eruditio, Plin.: cf. literae interiores et reconditae, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: v.DEEP , PROFOUND , SOUND .
I. Not fluid or void: sŏlĭdus (contr. soldus, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113): opp. liquidus, Lucr. 1, 349 (343): opp. rarus, id. 346 (340): opp. mollis (e. g. aer, aqua, etc.), id. 1, 565 (560), seqq.: esp. opp. inanis, Lucr. Join: terra s. atque conferta, Plin. 2, 64, 64, § 160: now there is s. land where there was formerly a lake, nunc solida est tellus quae lacus ante fuit, Ov. F. 6, 404: cf. confertus, spissus, densus (v.
II. Substantial, not hollow: sŏlĭdus: s. lapides, opp. pumicosi, Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, circa med.: s. cornua, opp. cava, Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 127. Join: the s. spherical earth, terra s. et globosa, Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 98: cf. sphaera s. atque plena, id. Rep. 1, 14, 22: the elephant advanced on s. ground, solido (neut. absol.) procedebat elephas, Liv. 44, 5, med.: cf. Ov. F. 4, 821.
III. Of metals, without dross:
1. pūrus: s. gold, aurum p., Plin. 33, 4, 25, § 84.
2. pūsŭlātus (and pustulatus, lit. blistered, i. e. refined): s. silver, argentum p., Suet. Ner. 44: Mart. 7, 86, 7.
3. aurum ad obrussam, Suet. l. c. Phr.: bowls of s. gold, crateres auro solidi, Virg. Aen. 2, 765: so, totus aureus (annulus) opp. subauratus, Petr. 32. Join: aurea statua et solida, Plin. 33, 4, 24, § 83. Fig.: to distinguish the useless from the s., inane abscindere soldo, Hor. S. 1, 2, 113.
IV. Of food: nourishing, strengthening:
1. firmus: feeding the cattle on s. food, firmo cibo pasta pecus, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2: Cels. 2, 18, post init.
2. plēnus: more s. kinds of food, pleniores cibi, id. 3, 20, extr.
3. rōbustus: r. cibus, id. 2, 18, ad med.
4. vălĭdus: the most s. food is suitable for those of strong health, robustis apta materia validissima est, id. 2, 18, fin.: see also
V. Of buildings: massively-, strongly-built:
1. sŏlĭdus: a wall either s. or with arches, paries vel solidus vel fornicatus, Cic. Top. 4, 22.
2. firmus, stăbĭlis: v.
VI. Solid, having all the geometrical dimensions: v.
VII. Real, true, not fallacious: firmus, stăbĭlis, vērus, sŏlĭdus: v.
VIII. Profound (opp. superficial): Phr.: very s. learning, altissima eruditio, Plin.: cf. literae interiores et reconditae, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: v.
solid (subs.):
1. sŏlĭdum corpus (strictly, a body of three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness): a s. is produced by the filling up of three dimensions, fit tribus dimensionibus impletis corpus s., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 5, ad med.
2. sŏlĭdum (neut. absol. used as subs.: a s., opp. a plane): v.SOLID (II. fin.): Cic.
1. sŏlĭdum corpus (strictly, a body of three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness): a s. is produced by the filling up of three dimensions, fit tribus dimensionibus impletis corpus s., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 5, ad med.
2. sŏlĭdum (neut. absol. used as subs.: a s., opp. a plane): v.
solid, to become:
1. sŏlĭdesco, 3: the structures become s. under water moles sub aqua solidescunt, Vitr. 2, 6, init.: a broken cartilage does not become s., cartilago rupta non solidescit, Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216.
2. conferveo, 2, confervesco, 3 (to become s. by growing together): Cels. 8, 10, § 1 and § 7.
3. consisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3, to become motionless and s.: usu. with frigore, gelu: esp. poet.: Ov.: Hor.: v.TO FREEZE .
4. concresco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (to become s. by curdling): Ov.: v.TO CURDLE .
5. sŏlĭdus fio, Col. 7, 8, 4.
1. sŏlĭdesco, 3: the structures become s. under water moles sub aqua solidescunt, Vitr. 2, 6, init.: a broken cartilage does not become s., cartilago rupta non solidescit, Plin. 11, 37, 87, § 216.
2. conferveo, 2, confervesco, 3 (to become s. by growing together): Cels. 8, 10, § 1 and § 7.
3. consisto, stĭti, stĭtum, 3, to become motionless and s.: usu. with frigore, gelu: esp. poet.: Ov.: Hor.: v.
4. concresco, ēvi, ētum, 3 (to become s. by curdling): Ov.: v.
5. sŏlĭdus fio, Col. 7, 8, 4.
solid, to make:
1. firmo, 1 (in most senses in Eng.): v.TO STRENGTHEN .
2. denso, 1: to make milk s. into butter, d. lac in butyrum, Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239.
3. condenso, 1 (stronger than denso): to make cheese s. by weights, c. caseum ponderibus, Col. 7, 8, 4: cf. spisso, conspisso: v.TO THICKEN .
4. cōgo, ēgi, actum, 3: to make milk s., to hardness, c. lac in duritiam, Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 126 (v.TO CURDLE ): to make honey s. by cold, c. mella frigore, Virg.: cf. c. pastillos (pills), Plin. 20, 1, 2, § 3.
5. sŏlĭdo, 1: to make buildings s. without beams, aedificia sine trabibus s., Tac. A. 15, 43: Plin.
6. persŏlĭdo, 1 (to make quite s.), Stat. Theb. 1, 354: cf. consolido: v.TO CONSOLIDATE .
1. firmo, 1 (in most senses in Eng.): v.
2. denso, 1: to make milk s. into butter, d. lac in butyrum, Plin. 11, 41, 96, § 239.
3. condenso, 1 (stronger than denso): to make cheese s. by weights, c. caseum ponderibus, Col. 7, 8, 4: cf. spisso, conspisso: v.
4. cōgo, ēgi, actum, 3: to make milk s., to hardness, c. lac in duritiam, Plin. 23, 7, 64, § 126 (v.
5. sŏlĭdo, 1: to make buildings s. without beams, aedificia sine trabibus s., Tac. A. 15, 43: Plin.
6. persŏlĭdo, 1 (to make quite s.), Stat. Theb. 1, 354: cf. consolido: v.