Firmness

//ˈfɝmnəs// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being firm; security; steadfastness; good grip countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being firm; strictness; mental strength countable, uncountable

    "But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle."

  4. 4
    the trait of being resolute wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being firm; physical durability; rigidness (of material) countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the property of being unyielding to the touch wordnet
  2. 7
    the muscle tone of healthy tissue wordnet

Synonyms

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backboneadherenceallegianceaplombattachmentauthenticity

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"But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle."

Etymology

From firm + -ness.

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