Bold vs. Solid — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Bold and Solid
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Bold
Fearless and daring; courageous
A bold leader.
Solid
Solid is one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being liquid, gas and plasma). The molecules in a solid are closely packed together and contain the least amount of kinetic energy.
Bold
Requiring or exhibiting courage or daring
A bold voyage to unknown lands.
Solid
Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous
It was so cold the water in the bucket became solid.
Bold
Unduly forward and brazen; impudent
A bold, sassy child.
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Solid
(Mathematics) Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.
Bold
Strikingly different or unconventional; arresting or provocative
"[He] laid out a bold, new vision for America's leading universities" (Jerome Karabel).
Solid
Firm or compact in substance
The floor was solid and would not give way.
Bold
Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous
Bold colors.
A bold pattern.
Solid
Not hollowed out
A solid block of wood.
Bold
Strong or pronounced; prominent
The bold flavor of ginger.
Solid
Being the same substance or color throughout
Solid gold.
Bold
Steep or abrupt in grade or terrain
"The two walk along the high, bold, rocky shore" (Harriet Beecher Stowe).
Solid
Having no gaps or breaks; continuous
A solid line of people.
Worked for a solid week.
Bold
(Printing) Boldface.
Solid
Acting together; unanimous
A solid voting bloc.
Bold
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
Solid
Written without a hyphen or space. For example, the word software is a solid compound.
Bold
Courageous, daring.
Bold deeds win admiration and, sometimes, medals.
Solid
(Printing) Having no leads between the lines.
Bold
Visually striking; conspicuous.
The painter's bold use of colour and outline
Solid
Of good quality
Off to a solid start.
Bold
Having thicker strokes than the ordinary form of the typeface.
The last word of this sentence is bold.
Solid
Substantial; hearty
A solid meal.
Bold
Presumptuous, forward or impudent.
Solid
Sound; reliable
Solid facts.
Bold
(Ireland) Naughty; insolent; badly-behaved.
All of her children are terribly bold and never do as they are told.
Solid
Financially sound
A solid business.
Bold
Full-bodied.
Solid
Upstanding or dependable
A solid citizen.
Bold
(Philippines) Pornographic; depicting nudity.
Solid
(Slang) Excellent; first-rate.
Bold
Steep or abrupt.
Solid
A substance having a definite shape and volume; one that is neither liquid nor gaseous.
Bold
(transitive) To make (a font or some text) bold.
Solid
(Mathematics) A geometric figure having three dimensions.
Bold
To make bold or daring.
Solid
Without a break or opening; completely or continuously
The theater was booked solid for a month.
Bold
To become bold or brave.
Solid
As a whole; unanimously
The committee voted solid for the challenger.
Bold
Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.
Throngs of knights and barons bold.
Solid
(of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid, gas or plasma.
Almost all metals are solid at room temperature.
Bold
Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.
Solid
Large in size, quantity, or value.
Bold
In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.
Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.
Solid
Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
Solid gold
Solid chocolate
Bold
Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold.
The cathedral church is a very bold work.
Solid
Strong or unyielding.
A solid foundation
Bold
Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.
Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.
Solid
(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
That's a solid plan.
Radiohead's on tour! Have you heard their latest album yet? It's quite solid.
I don't think Dave would have done that. He's a solid dude.
Bold
Steep; abrupt; prominent.
Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.
Solid
Hearty; filling.
A solid meal
Bold
To make bold or daring.
Solid
Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
Bold
To be or become bold.
Solid
Financially well off; wealthy.
Bold
A typeface with thick heavy lines
Solid
Sound; not weak.
A solid constitution of body
Bold
Fearless and daring;
Bold settlers on some foreign shore
A bold speech
A bold adventure
Solid
(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
Bold
Clear and distinct;
Bold handwriting
A figure carved in bold relief
A bold design
Solid
Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
Bold
Very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front;
A bluff headland
Where the bold chalk cliffs of England rise
A sheer descent of rock
Solid
United; without division; unanimous.
The delegation is solid for a candidate.
Solid
Of a single color throughout.
John painted the walls solid white.
He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
Solid
(of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
The solid lines show roads, and the dotted lines footpaths.
Solid
(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
A solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
Solid
(of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
Solid
(chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
Solid
(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
Solid
(informal) A favor.
Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
I owe him; he did me a solid last year.
Solid
An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
I prefer solids over paisleys.
Solid
(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Solid
Solidly.
Solid
Without spaces or hyphens.
Many long-established compounds are set solid.
Solid
Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; - opposed to fluid and liquid or to plastic, like clay, or to incompact, like sand.
Solid
Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as distinguished from a hollow one; not spongy; dense; hence, sometimes, heavy.
Solid
Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as, a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.
Solid
Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.
Solid
Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united and form an unbroken word; - opposed to hyphened.
Solid
Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as opposed to frivolous or fallacious; weighty; firm; strong; valid; just; genuine.
The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer.
These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
Solid
Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body.
Solid
Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.
Solid
Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; - applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.
Solid
Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
Solid
United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation is solid for a candidate.
Repose you there; while I [return] to this hard house,More harder than the stones whereof 't is raised.
I hear his thundering voice resound,And trampling feet than shake the solid ground.
Solid
A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.
Solid
A magnitude which has length, breadth, and thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.
Solid
A substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
Solid
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
Solid
A three-dimensional shape
Solid
Of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous;
Ice is water in the solid state
Water and milk and blood are liquid substances
Solid
Of good substantial quality;
Solid comfort
A solid base hit
Solid
Entirely of one substance with no holes inside;
Solid silver
A solid block of wood
Solid
Of one substance or character throughout;
Solid gold
A solid color
Carved out of solid rock
Solid
Uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks;
A solid line across the page
Solid sheets of water
Solid
Providing abundant nourishment;
A hearty meal
Good solid food
Ate a substantial breakfast
Solid
Of good quality and condition; solidly built;
A solid foundation
Several substantial timber buildings
Solid
Having high moral qualities;
A noble spirit
A solid citizen
An upstanding man
A worthy successor
Solid
Not soft or yielding to pressure;
A firm mattress
The snow was firm underfoot
Solid ground
Solid
Having three dimensions;
A solid object
Solid
Incapable of being seen through;
Solid blackness
Solid
Entirely of a single color throughout;
A solid fabric
Solid
Acting together as a single undiversified whole;
A solid voting bloc
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