firm
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[furm] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, verb, adverb, -er, -est.
—Related forms
[furm] Pronunciation Key adjective, -er, -est, verb, adverb, -er, -est. –adjective
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
–adverb
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 12. | firmly: He stood firm. |
[Origin: 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.
—Antonyms 1. yielding, soft.
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| firm 1
(fûrm) Pronunciation Key
adj. firm·er, firm·est
tr. & intr.v. firmed, firm·ing, firms 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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