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firmless

firmless adjective: detached from physical substance.

Adjective

firmless (comparative more firmless, superlative most firmless)

  1. Detached from physical substance.
    • 18th century, Alexander Pope, Verses to Dr. Bolton
      Does passion still the firmless mind control?
  2. Infirm; unstable.
  3. without a firm (company)

Forms of firmless

comparativemore firmless
superlativemost firmless

Origin of firmless

From firm + -less.

Questions about firmless

What does firmless mean?
Firmless means detached from physical substance.
What part of speech is firmless?
Firmless is an adjective.

Words near firmless in the dictionary

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

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