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firmity

firmity noun: strength; firmness; stability. Also the obsolete form of frumenty.

Noun

firmity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) strength; firmness; stability
    • the firmity and ſledfaſtnes of the Church1586, William Perkins, A right godly and learned exposition, vpon the whole booke of Psalmes
    • the strength and firmity of my assent must rise and fall together with the apparent credibility of the object1637, William Chillingworth, The Religion of Protestants

Also used as

firmity is also the obsolete form of frumenty.

Origin of firmity

Latin firmitas.

Questions about firmity

What does firmity mean?
Firmity means strength; firmness; stability.
What part of speech is firmity?
Firmity is a noun.

Words near firmity in the dictionary

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

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