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Webster 1828 Edition
Firmness
FIRM'NESS
,Noun.
1.
Closeness or denseness of texture or structure; compactness; hardness; solidity; as the firmness of wood, stone, cloth or other substance.2.
Stability; strength; as the firmness of a union, or of a confederacy.3.
Steadfastness; constancy; fixedness; as the firmness of a purpose or resolution; the firmness of a man, or of his courage; firmness of mind or soul.4.
Certainty; soundness; as the firmness of notions or opinions.Definition 2024
firmness
firmness
English
Noun
firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)
- The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
Translations
state of being firm
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References
- firmness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913