firmness

firmness
I noun adherence, assurance, backbone, callosity, certainty, compactness, confidence, constancy, courage, determination, durability, endurance, fixedness, force, fortitude, hardness, high morale, immutability, inexorability, inflexibility, intransigence, intrepidity, obdurateness, obstinacy, pertinacity, prowess, purpose, reliability, renitence, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, rigidity, rigor, secureness, security, solidity, soundness, spirit, stability, stanchness, staunchness, steadfastness, steadiness, stiffness, stoutness of heart, strength, substantiality, surety, temper, tenacity, toughness, unyieldingness foreign phrases:
- Firmior et potentior, est operatio, legis quam dispositio hominis. — The operation of law is firmer and more powerful than the will of man
II index adherence (adhesion), adhesion (loyalty), certainty, constant, force (strength), inertia, prowess (bravery), purpose, resolution (decision), rigor, spirit, strength, surety (certainty), tenacity

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  • Firmness — Firm ness, n. The state or quality of being firm. Syn: {Firmness}, {Constancy}. Usage: Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • firmness — [n1] stiffness compactness, density, durability, fixedness, hardness, impenetrability, impermeability, imperviousness, impliability, inelasticity, inflexibility, resistance, rigidity, solidity, temper, tensile strength, toughness; concepts… …   New thesaurus

  • firmness — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Firmness of position] Syn. solidity, steadiness, durability, substantiality; see stability 1 . 2. [Firmness of material] Syn. stiffness, impliability, hardness, toughness, solidity, density, impenetrability, durability,… …   English dictionary for students

  • firmness — Ⅰ. firm UK US /fɜːm/ noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a company or business: »The firm s share price has been rising steadily. »The firm remains heavily dependent on North America, its biggest market. big/medium sized/small firm »Small and medium sized firms …   Financial and business terms

  • firmness — / fɜ:mnəs/ noun the fact of being steady at a certain price, or likely to rise ● the firmness of the pound on foreign exchanges ▪▪▪ ‘Toronto failed to mirror New York’s firmness as a drop in gold shares on a falling bullion price left the market… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • firmness — noun 1. the muscle tone of healthy tissue (Freq. 1) his muscular firmness • Syn: ↑soundness • Ant: ↑unsoundness (for: ↑soundness) …   Useful english dictionary

  • firmness — Ⅰ. firm [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) having an unyielding surface or structure. 2) solidly in place and stable. 3) having steady power or strength: a firm grip. 4) showing resolute determination. 5) fixed or definite: firm plans …   English terms dictionary

  • Firmness (Phrenology) — Firmness is a faculty from the discipline of Phrenology.DefinitionFirmness is the faculty which stands for determination, and persistence, for the connection between principles and acts, for perseverance, determination, resolution, and stamina. A …   Wikipedia

  • firmness of belief — index certainty Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • firmness of purpose — index diligence (perseverance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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