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Solid vs Steady - What's the difference?

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In informal terms the difference between solid and steady

is that solid is a favor while steady is a regular customer.

As adjectives the difference between solid and steady

is that solid is in the state of a solid; not fluid while steady is firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

As nouns the difference between solid and steady

is that solid is 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) while steady is a regular customer.

As an adverb solid

is solidly.

As an acronym SOLID

is acronym of Single responsibility Open-closed, Liskov substitution, Interface segregation and Dependency inversion|lang=en When followed, the created system will be more likely easy to maintain, and extend over time.

As a verb steady is

to stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.

solid

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Adjective

(en adjective)
  • In the state of a solid; not fluid.
  • Large, massive.
  • Lacking holes or hollows; as solid gold, solid chocolate.
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    • , title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=The cane was undoubtedly of foreign make, for it had a solid silver ferrule at one end, which was not English hall–marked.}}
  • Strong or unyielding.
    • a solid foundation
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    • , year=2012 , date=June 2 , author= Phil McNulty , title=England 1-0 Belgium , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=As in the 1-0 win against Norway in Oslo, this was an England performance built on the foundations of solid defence and tactical discipline.}}
  • (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.
  • Hearty; filling.
    • a solid meal
  • Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
  • * Milton
    • the solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer
  • * Dryden
    • These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the name of solid men.
  • * J. A. Symonds
    • The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
  • Sound; not weakly.
    • a solid constitution of body
  • (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
    • American English writes many words as solid that British English hyphenates.
  • (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
  • (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
    • The delegation is solid for a candidate.
  • Of a single color throughout.
    • John painted the walls solid white.
    He wore a solid shirt with floral pants.
  • (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
    • A solid''' foot contains 1,728 '''solid inches.

    Related terms

    * solidity * solidly * solid shot * solid state * rock solid, solid as a rock * condensed matter

    Noun

    (wikipedia solid) (en noun)
  • (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.
    • Please do me a solid : lend me your car for one week.
    I owe him, he did me a solid last year.
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  • An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
    • I prefer solids over paisleys.
  • (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
    • The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Solidly.
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  • (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
    • Many long-established compounds are set solid .

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    steady

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    Adjective

    (er)
  • Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
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  • *Sir (Philip Sidney) (1554-1586)
  • *:Their feet steady , their hands diligent, their eyes watchful, and their hearts resolute.
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  • *:But then I had the flintlock by me for protection. ¶ There were giants in the days when that gun was made; for surely no modern mortal could have held that mass of metal steady to his shoulder. The linen-press and a chest on the top of it formed, however, a very good gun-carriage; and, thus mounted, aim could be taken out of the window,.
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  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile?; he could not tell what this prisoner might do.
  • Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
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  • Smooth and not bumpy or with obstructions.
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  • Regular and even.
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  • Slow.

    • Antonyms

    * unsteady

    Derived terms

    * go steady * going steady * * rock-steady * steadily * steadiness * steady as she goes * steady on * steady state

    Verb

  • To stabilize something; to prevent from shaking.

    • Noun

    (steadies)
  • (informal) A regular customer.
  • * 2013 , Sheila Foster, Soho Whore
    • Some of my steadies wanted me to go out with them on a date. Occasionally I let one of them take me to a film or out for a meal.

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