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firmness
(encz) | firmness,pevnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Firmness
(gcide) | Firmness \Firm"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being firm.
Syn: Firmness, Constancy.
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."
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firmness
(wn) | firmness
n 1: the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness"
[syn: firmness, soundness] [ant: unsoundness]
2: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness, {firmness
of purpose}, resolve, resolution] [ant: irresoluteness,
irresolution]
3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
in place [syn: steadiness, firmness] [ant: ricketiness,
unsteadiness] |
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Firmness
(gcide) | Firmness \Firm"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being firm.
Syn: Firmness, Constancy.
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."
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Infirmness
(gcide) | Infirmness \In*firm"ness\, n.
Infirmity; feebleness. --Boyle.
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Unfirmness
(gcide) | Unfirmness \Un*firm"ness\, n.
Infirmness. [R.]
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firmness of purpose
(wn) | firmness of purpose
n 1: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
finish the work" [syn: resoluteness, firmness,
firmness of purpose, resolve, resolution] [ant:
irresoluteness, irresolution] |
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