having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary; "the substantial world"; "a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical"; "most ponderous and substantial things"- Shakespeare
having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination; "drenched in moonlight"; "moon-drenched meadows"
wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy clothes"
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 substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"
having three dimensions; "a solid object"
acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
of the same color throughout; "solid color"
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; " work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"
entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood"
financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"
abnormally expanded or increased in size; (`swollen' is sometimes used in combination); "distended wineskins"; "the need to clean out swollen inventories"; "the raisins were plump and soft and swollen from being soaked"; "huge blood-swollen mosquitoes"
a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary"
the maximum production possible; "the plant is working at 80 per cent capacity"
tolerance for alcohol; "he had drunk beyond his capacity"
ability to perform or produce
the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive; "the capacity of a hard disk drive is usually expressed in megabytes"
the amount that can be contained; "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
conspicuous in position or importance; "a big figure in the movement"; "big man on campus"; "he's very large in financial circles"; "a prominent citizen"
given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies"
marked by intense physical force; "a big wind"
significant; "graduation was a big day in his life"
loud and firm; "a big voice"; "big bold piano sounds"
feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride"
in a major way; "the play failed big at the box office"
having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; "looking chipper, like a man...diverted by his own wit"- Frances G. Patton; "life that is gay, brisk, and debonair"- H.M.Reynolds; "walked with a jaunty step"; "a jaunty optimist"