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- [furm]
- /fɜrm/
- /fɜːm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [furm]
- /fɜrm/
Definitions of firm word
- adjective firm not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture. 1
- adjective firm securely fixed in place. 1
- adjective firm not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice. 1
- adjective firm not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief. 1
- adjective firm steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends. 1
- adjective firm indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression. 1
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Origin of firm
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; < Latin firmus; replacing Middle English ferm < Middle French < Latin
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Firm
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
firm popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
firm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for firm
adj firm
- tough — strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- sturdy — strongly built; stalwart; robust: sturdy young athletes.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- unyielding — unable to bend or be penetrated under pressure; hard: trees so unyielding that they broke in the harsh north winds.
noun firm
- corporation — A corporation is a large business or company.
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- conglomerate — A conglomerate is a large business firm consisting of several different companies.
- organization — the act or process of organizing.
- association — An association is an official group of people who have the same job, aim, or interest.
adverb firm
- securely — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- solidly — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- tightly — firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot.
- steadfastly — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- soundly — free from injury, damage, defect, disease, etc.; in good condition; healthy; robust: a sound heart; a sound mind.
adjective firm
- safe — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- well-founded — having a foundation in fact; based on good reasons, information, etc.: well-founded suspicions.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- embedded — Fix (an object) firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
verb firm
- harden — to make hard or harder: to harden steel.
- compress — When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
- stiffen — to make stiff.
- solidify — to make solid; make into a hard or compact mass; change from a liquid or gaseous to a solid form.
- tamp — to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes: He tamped the tobacco in his pipe.
Antonyms for firm
adj firm
- unstable — not stable; not firm or firmly fixed; unsteady.
- vulnerable — capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- wobbly — shaky; unsteady.
- facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
verb firm
- soften — to make soft or softer.
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