solidary

English

Etymology

From French solidaire.

Adjective

solidary (comparative more solidary, superlative most solidary)

1. (uncommon) Having community of interests and responsibilities; showing solidarity.

Usage notes

• This word is mostly used in translations of political phrases from European languages such as Polish and French where it has the above meaning. In everyday language a different phrase will be used.

Related terms

• solid
• solidus
• solidarity

Translations

having community of interests

• Danish: solidarisk
• Dutch: solidair (nl)
• Finnish: solidaarinen (fi)
• German: solidarisch (de)
• Polish: solidarny (pl)
• Swedish: solidarisk (sv)

Further reading

• “solidary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “solidary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

• “solidary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.