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Meanings of firmness in English

Portuguese
firmeza
Catalan
determinació
Spanish
resolución

The trait of being resolute.

      firmeza
      Portuguese
      correção
      Spanish
      solidez

      The muscle tone of healthy tissue.

          correção
          Portuguese
          firmeza
          Catalan
          fermesa
          Spanish
          firmeza

          The quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place.

              firmeza
              Usage of firmness in English
              1
              The state will show considerable firmness, she said on Public Senat TV.
              Radio NZ
              2
              His characteristic firmness and decision did not forsake him in this crisis.
              The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 / Commander in Chief of th...
              3
              In Caesar, his easiness of temper was admired; in Cato, his firmness.
              Conspiracy of Catiline and the Jurgurthine War
              4
              The clothes were wrong, but the look was right-thefirmness, the decisiveness.
              Ladder of years: a novel
              5
              The other's girl firmness convinces him, however to go home with her.
              The new yorker
              6
              It indicated firmness and steadfastness; therefore, it gave me joy and gladness.
              Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
              7
              We will maintain our commitment, our firmness and our consistency, Prasetyo said.
              Reuters
              8
              The firmness of the judge had touched the right chord at last.
              Parkhurst Boys, and Other Stories of School Life
              9
              But the Assembly lacked firmness, the Commune every day gained in power.
              In the Reign of Terror: The Adventures of a Westminster Boy
              10
              There was no mistaking the firmness, the decision in her final words.
              The Forfeit
              11
              The firmness and steadfastness of the person will become evident and manifest.
              Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
              12
              Link de Nova's firmness is remarkable for a boy of his age.
              Grand junction
              13
              The firmness in Gösta's voice seemed to come from some unexpected place.
              The preacher
              14
              To the same pains, to the same firmness I exhort the accusers.
              The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; /...
              15
              Through firmness thou wilt perceive the opening of the doors of grace.
              Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas
              16
              I shrunk from her embraces; but she grasped me with greater firmness.
              Confession; Or, The Blind Heart. A Domestic Story
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              Firmness through the time
              Firmness across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Less common