Definitions for firmness
firm·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firmness, soundnessnoun

   the muscle tone of healthy tissue

   "his muscular firmness"

2. 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"

3. firmnessnoun

   the property of being unyielding to the touch

4. steadiness, firmnessnoun

   the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. firmnessnoun

   The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

2. Etymology: From firm + -ness

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firmnessnoun

   Etymology: from firm.

   1. Stability; hardness; compactness; solidity.

   It would become by degrees of greater consistency and firmness, so as to resemble an habitable earth. Burnet.

   2. Durability.

   Both the easiness and firmness of union might be conjectured, for that both people are of the same language. John Hayward.

   3. Certainty; soundness.

   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.

   4. Steadiness; constancy; resolution.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. Firmnessnoun

   the state or quality of being firm

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Firmness

   Firmness is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FIRMNESS

   That admirable quality in ourselves that is detestable stubbornness in others.

Matched Categories

1. • Hardness
   • Immovability
   • Strength

How to pronounce firmness?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say firmness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of firmness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of firmness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of firmness in a Sentence

1. Charles Caleb Colton:

   Deliberate with caution, but act with decision and yield with graciousness, or oppose with firmness.

2. Sean Coleman:

   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.

3. Edouard Philippe:

   Our objective is one of total firmness.

4. 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.

5. James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr.:

   An act of terrorism totally outside the bounds of international law and diplomatic tradition. ... a crisis that calls for firmness and restraint.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=firmness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Firmness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=firmness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/firmness
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=firmness
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=firmness