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[furm] 
adjective, -er, -est, verb, adverb, -er, -est.–adjective
| 1. | not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture. |
| 2. | securely fixed in place. |
| 3. | not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice. |
| 4. | not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief. |
| 5. | steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends. |
| 6. | indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression. |
| 7. | not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today. |
–verb (used with object)
| 8. | to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up one's hold on something. |
| 9. | to steady or fix (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up prices. |
–verb (used without object)
| 10. | to become firm or fixed (sometimes fol. by up): Butter firms by churning. |
| 11. | (of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes fol. by up): Stock prices firmed again today. |
–adverb
| 12. | firmly: He stood firm. |
Origin:
1300–50; < L firmus; r. ME ferm < MF < L
1300–50; < L firmus; r. ME ferm < MF < L
Related forms:
firmly, adverb
firmness, noun
Synonyms:
1. Firm, hard, solid, stiff are applied to substances that tend to retain their form unaltered in spite of pressure or force. Firm often implies that something has been brought from a yielding state to a fixed or elastic one: An increased amount of pectin makes jellies firm. Hard is applied to substances so resistant that it is difficult to make any impression upon their surface or to penetrate their interior: as hard as a stone. Solid is applied to substances that without external support retain their form and resist pressure: Water in the form of ice is solid. It sometimes denotes the opposite of hollow: a solid block of marble. Stiff implies rigidity that resists a bending force: as stiff as a poker. 2. fast, stable, immovable. 4. established, confirmed. 5. determined, immovable, staunch, reliable.
1. Firm, hard, solid, stiff are applied to substances that tend to retain their form unaltered in spite of pressure or force. Firm often implies that something has been brought from a yielding state to a fixed or elastic one: An increased amount of pectin makes jellies firm. Hard is applied to substances so resistant that it is difficult to make any impression upon their surface or to penetrate their interior: as hard as a stone. Solid is applied to substances that without external support retain their form and resist pressure: Water in the form of ice is solid. It sometimes denotes the opposite of hollow: a solid block of marble. Stiff implies rigidity that resists a bending force: as stiff as a poker. 2. fast, stable, immovable. 4. established, confirmed. 5. determined, immovable, staunch, reliable.
Antonyms:
1. yielding, soft.
1. yielding, soft.
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| firm 1 (fûrm) adj. firm·er, firm·est
To make or become firm. Often used with up. adv. firmer, firmest Without wavering; resolutely: stand firm. [Middle English ferm, from Old French, from Latin firmus; see dher- in Indo-European roots.] firm'ly adv., firm'ness n. |
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