What does Firmness mean?
Definitions for Firmness
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Princeton's WordNet
firmness, soundnessnoun
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
"his muscular firmness"
resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolve, resolutionnoun
the trait of being resolute
"his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
firmnessnoun
the property of being unyielding to the touch
steadiness, firmnessnoun
the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
Wiktionary
firmnessnoun
The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
Etymology: From firm + -ness
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Firmnessnoun
Etymology: from firm.
It would become by degrees of greater consistency and firmness, so as to resemble an habitable earth. Burnet.
Both the easiness and firmness of union might be conjectured, for that both people are of the same language. John Hayward.
In persons already possessed with notions of religion, the understanding cannot be brought to change them, but by great examination of the truth and firmness of the one, and the flaws and weakness of the other. Robert South, Sermons.
That thou should’st my firmness doubt
To God, or thee, because we have a foe
May tempt us, I expected not to hear. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Nor can th’ Egyptian patriarch blame my muse,
Which for his firmness does his heat excuse. Wentworth Dillon.This armed Job with firmness and fortitude. Francis Atterbury.
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firmness
Firmness refers to the quality or state of being strong, solid, unyielding, or securely fixed in place. It can also refer to the level of resistance to changes, whether it is in physical context such as hardness of a substance, or in conceptual context such as strict adherence to principles, rules or decisions.
Webster Dictionary
Firmnessnoun
the state or quality of being firm
Wikidata
Firmness
Firmness is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
FIRMNESS
That admirable quality in ourselves that is detestable stubbornness in others.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Firmness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Firmness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Firmness in a Sentence
In architecture as in all other operative arts, the end must direct the operation. The end is to build well. Well building has three conditions Commodity, Firmness and Delight.
Nicolas Sarkozy on a fast-track:
We need to reinstate firmness and authority in this country.
Despite recent market firmness, large deals still face resistance given the risk-off environment and weak technicals: fund outflows, buyers on strike and the slowing CLO machine, we expect a muddle through economy rather than a recession this year.
Deliberate with caution, but act with decision; and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky:
I’ve talked to the defenders of Mariupol today. I’m in constant contact with them. Their determination, heroism and firmness are astonishing, if only those who have been thinking for 31 days on how to hand over dozens of jets and tanks had 1% of their courage.
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