firmness
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (4)
- the muscle tone of healthy tissue“his muscular firmness”Synonyms: soundness
- the trait of being resolute“his resoluteness carried him through the battle”“it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work”Synonyms: resolutenessfirmness of purposeresolveresolution
- the property of being unyielding to the touch
- the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in placeSynonyms: steadiness
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Firmness \Firm"ness\, n. The state or quality of being firm.
Usage: 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." [1913 Webster]