Firmness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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."
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  firmness
       n 1: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle
            firmness" [syn: {soundness}]
       2: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his
          resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his
          unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness},
           {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]
       3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
       4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
          in place [syn: {steadiness}] [ant: {unsteadiness}]