firmness Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the muscle tone of healthy tissue
soundness.
- his muscular firmness
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noun the trait of being resolute
resoluteness; resolve; firmness of purpose; resolution.
- his resoluteness carried him through the battle
- it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work
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noun the property of being unyielding to the touch
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noun the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
steadiness.
WordNet
Firm"ness noun
Definitions
The state or quality of being firm. Syn. -- Firmness ,Constancy .Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles; the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character; "without constancy," says Addison, "there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world."
