Rugged vs Solid - What's the difference?
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Broken into sharp or irregular points; uneven; not smooth; rough
* 1870 , (Mark Twain), Roughing It , Chapter LXV
Not neat or regular; irregular, uneven.
* 2011 , Ronke Luke-Boone, African Fabrics: Sewing Contemporary Fashion with Ethic Flair
Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy.
* 1897 , Kate Chopin, A Morning Walk
(of a person) strong, sturdy, well-built
* 2010 , Arthru Queen Jr., Young Man: Ageless Fatherly Wisdom to Hold
(of land) rocky and bare of plantlife
* 2013 , Vicky Baker in The Guardian ,
* 1971 , United States Forest Service, Search for solitude: our wilderness heritage
Harsh; austere; hard; crabbed; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons.
Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude.
Harsh; grating; rough to the ear -- said of sound, style, and the like.
Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.
* 1908 , Rafael Sabatini, The Abduction
Violent; rude; boisterous; -- said of conduct, manners, etc.
Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.
* 1909 , (Jack London), Martin Eden
(computing, of a computer) designed to reliably operate in harsh usage environments and conditions
* 2011 , Nick Fletcher,
Having a rug or rugs.
Covered with a rug.
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In the state of a solid; not fluid.
Large, massive.
Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
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(slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
Hearty; filling.
Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
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Sound; not weakly.
(typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
(printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
(US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
Of a single color throughout.
(dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
(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).
(geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
(informal) A favor.
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An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
(in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
Solidly.
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(not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
As an adjective rugged
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English
(Webster 1913)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- By and by, after a rugged climb, we halted on the summit of a hill which commanded a far-reaching view.
- Commercially produced yarn, such as rayon, produces a cloth with a smoother, shinier look than hand-spun cotton, but the uneven, rugged look of hand-spun cotton can be quite appealing.
- His hair was light and rather thin; his face strong and rugged from exposure, and his eyes narrow and observant.
- Many women and men delude themselves into thinking that only the hardest and most rugged man is attractive and to many it may be the case.
Riding with the cowboys on a Mexico ranch
- Hidden within 30,000 acres of rugged private land, the ranch is cocooned by peaks and canyons in all directions.
- Much of the area can be seen only by hikers who travel without trails to the higher reaches of this rugged mountain range.
- "Ah!" sighed the unimaginative Granby, and his honest, rugged face grew clouded. Pepper puffed in silence for a moment or two; then spoke.
- "Her gaze rested for a moment on the muscular neck, heavy corded, almost bull-like, bronzed by the sun, spilling over with rugged health and strength..."
Psion drops 2% after supply chain issues push it into loss
- Psion, which supplies a range of rugged hand held computers, has lost nearly 2% after announcing a plunge into the red.
Derived terms
* ruggedize * ruggedly * ruggedness * semiruggedReferences
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* *Etymology 2
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* English heteronymssolid
English
Adjective
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- a solid foundation
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- 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.
- a solid meal
- 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.
- a solid constitution of body
- American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
- The delegation is solid for a candidate.
- John painted the walls solid white.
- He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
- A solid''' foot contains 1,728 '''solid inches.
Noun
(wikipedia solid) (en noun)- Please do me a solid : lend me your car for one week.
- I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
- I prefer solids over paisleys.
- The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.
Adverb
(en adverb)- Many long-established compounds are set solid .