firm
1not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground;firm texture.
securely fixed in place.
not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice.
not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief.
steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends.
indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression.
not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today.
to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes followed by up): to firm up one's hold on something.
to steady or fix (sometimes followed by up): to firm up prices.
to become firm or fixed (sometimes followed by up): Butter firms by churning.
(of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes followed by up): Stock prices firmed again today.
firmly: He stood firm.
Origin of firm
1synonym study For firm
Other words for firm
2 | fast, stable, immovable |
4 | established, confirmed |
5 | determined, immovable, staunch, reliable |
Opposites for firm
Other words from firm
- firm·ly, adverb
- firm·ness, noun
Other definitions for firm (2 of 2)
a partnership or association for carrying on a business.
the name or title under which associated parties transact business: the firm of Smith & Jones.
Origin of firm
2Other words for firm
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How to use firm in a sentence
When the temper is soured by disappointment, the spirit of endurance loses its firmest ally.
The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) | Charles James LeverThe Assembly, which ought to be the firmest support of order, has become a focus of conspiracies.
A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year | Edwin EmersonIt is here Christianity takes her firmest stand--here she discloses her brightest scenes!
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II | Francis Augustus CoxHamilton would have been the firmest supporter of the war, had he lived to see it, or had such a war broken out in his time.
I am quite sure the reader likes this last base the best, and feels as if it were the firmest.
The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) | John Ruskin
British Dictionary definitions for firm (1 of 2)
/ (fɜːm) /
not soft or yielding to a touch or pressure; rigid; solid
securely in position; stable or stationary
definitely established; decided; settled
enduring or steady; constant
having determination or strength; resolute
(of prices, markets, etc) tending to rise
in a secure, stable, or unyielding manner: he stood firm over his obligation to pay
(sometimes foll by up) to make or become firm
(intr) Australian horse racing (of a horse) to shorten in odds
Origin of firm
1Derived forms of firm
- firmly, adverb
- firmness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for firm (2 of 2)
/ (fɜːm) /
a business partnership
any commercial enterprise
a team of doctors and their assistants
British slang
a gang of criminals
a gang of football hooligans
Origin of firm
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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