ALL meanings of firmness
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F f - noun firmness The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution. 1
- noun firmness solidity: to the touch 1
- noun firmness severity, strictness 1
- adjective firmness not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture. 1
- adjective firmness securely fixed in place. 1
- adjective firmness not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice. 1
- adjective firmness not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief. 1
- adjective firmness steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends. 1
- adjective firmness indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression. 1
- adjective firmness not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today. 1
- verb with object firmness to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes followed by up): to firm up one's hold on something. 1
- verb with object firmness to steady or fix (sometimes followed by up): to firm up prices. 1
- verb without object firmness to become firm or fixed (sometimes followed by up): Butter firms by churning. 1
- verb without object firmness (of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes followed by up): Stock prices firmed again today. 1
- adverb firmness firmly: He stood firm. 1