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firmitude

firmitude noun: strength; stability.

Noun

firmitude (usually uncountable, plural firmitudes)

  1. (obsolete, usually) strength; stability
    • Thou lookest for firmitude and vigour in those graces, which thou wilt allow in thy best disciples, no less than truth.1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Forms of firmitude

pluralfirmitudes

Origin of firmitude

From Latin firmitudo. See firm.

Questions about firmitude

What does firmitude mean?
Firmitude means strength; stability.
What part of speech is firmitude?
Firmitude is a noun.
What is the plural of firmitude?
The plural of firmitude is firmitudes.

Words near firmitude in the dictionary

  1. firming agents
  2. firming up
  3. Firminger
  4. firmish
  5. firmisternal
  6. firmitude
  7. firmitudes
  8. firmity
  9. firmless
  10. firmlier
  11. firmliest

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