firmness
Syllables: firm·nessUK/ˈfɜːmnəs//ˈfɝmnəs/
firmness noun: security; steadfastness; good grip.
Noun
firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)
- security; steadfastness; good grip
- strictness; mental strength
- But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle.1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 23, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC
- France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC
- physical durability; rigidness (of material)
firmness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
firmness in Hindi
- state of being firm
- दृढ़ता dŕṛhtā
firmness in Tamil
- state of being firm
- அருப்பம் aruppam
firmness in Marathi
- firmness, solidity, fixedness, stability
- दार्ढ्य dārḍhya
firmness in Urdu
- استقلال, مضبوطی, ثابت قدمی, ثبات, استواری, وثوق
More languagesFewer languages
- firmness in Bengali
- ডাঁট ḍãṭ, দার্ঢ্য darḍḍho, স্থৈর্য sthōirjo, জোর jōr
- firmness in Telugu
- స్థైర్యము sthairyamu, బడి baḍi
- firmness in Malayalam
- ദാർഢ്യം dāṟḍhyaṁ, ഉറപ്പ് uṟappŭ, പ്രതിഷ്ഠ pratiṣṭha
- firmness in Kannada
- ಅಚ್ಚು accu
- firmness in Odia
- ଘନ ghana
- firmness in Sanskrit
- धृति dhṛti
- firmness in Pashto
- برداشت bardā́št, کلکوالى klakwâlay
- firmness in Arabic
- ثَبَات ṯabāt
Forms of firmness
| plural | firmnesses |
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Origin of firmness
From firm + -ness.
Questions about firmness
- What does firmness mean?
- Firmness means security; steadfastness; good grip.
- What is firmness in Hindi?
- Firmness in Hindi is दृढ़ता (dŕṛhtā). See Firmness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is firmness?
- Firmness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce firmness?
- Firmness is pronounced /ˈfɝmnəs/ (US).
- What is the plural of firmness?
- The plural of firmness is firmnesses.
Words near firmness in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: firmness (page history and authors); दार्ढ्य (Marathi) (page history and authors); firmness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); জোর (Bengali) (page history and authors); బడి (Telugu) (page history and authors); ഉറപ്പ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಅಚ್ಚು (Kannada) (page history and authors); ଘନ (Odia) (page history and authors); برداشت (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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