solution
English meaning: Solution
Definition
A liquid in which a substance has been dissolved; also an answer to a problem.
Example
“She stirred the salt into the water until it had completely dissolved into a clear solution.”
Another example: “The nurse cleaned the wound with a sterile saline solution.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A very common countable noun with two main senses: the answer to a problem (find a solution), and a liquid mixture in chemistry (a salt solution). Both are everyday and academic. Context distinguishes them.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin 'solutio' (a loosening), from 'solvere' (to loosen, dissolve, solve).
Synonyms
- answer
- resolution
- mixture
- root
- result
Antonyms / Opposites
Related Words
Common Collocations
- find a solution
- simple solution
- aqueous solution
- saline solution
- possible solution
- solution to the problem
Word Forms
solution (n); solutions (pl); solve (v); soluble (adj)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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