firmness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɝmnəs/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈfɜːmnəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English firm Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English firmness From firm + -ness.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being firm ▸ security; steadfastness; good grip
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being firm ▸ strictness; mental strength
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: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:
- (countable, uncountable) The state of being firm ▸ physical durability; rigidness (of material)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| firmnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (29)
ga diongbháilteacht (state of being firm) · es firmeza (state of being firm) · ang fæstnes (state of being firm) · sa धृति (state of being firm) · fi lujuus (state of being firm) · gl rixo (state of being firm) · fr fermeté (state of being firm) · grc στερέωμα (state of being firm) · hy պնդություն (state of being firm) · sv fasthet (state of being firm) · ga fostacht (state of being firm) · lv cietība (state of being firm) · hi दृढ़ता (state of being firm) · ru реши́мость (state of being firm) · ca fermesa (state of being firm) · ga seasmhacht (state of being firm) · ar ثَبَات (state of being firm) · lv stingrība (state of being firm) · gl firmeza (state of being firm) · la firmitās (state of being firm) · de Stärke (state of being firm) · ru про́чность (state of being firm) · ta அருப்பம் (state of being firm) · de Festigkeit (state of being firm) · lv stingrums (state of being firm) · ast firmeza (state of being firm) · pt firmeza (state of being firm) · ru твёрдость (state of being firm) · it fermezza (state of being firm)