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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Firmness \Firm"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being firm.
Syn: {Firmness}, {Constancy}.
Usage: Firmness belongs to the will and constancy to the
affections and principles; the former prevents us from
yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without
firmness a man has no character; ``without
constancy,'' says Addison, ``there is neither love,
friendship, nor virtue in the world.''
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
firmness
n 1: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue: "his muscle
firmness" [syn: {soundness}]
2: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his
resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his
unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness},
{resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness}]
3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
in place [syn: {steadiness}] [ant: {unsteadiness}]
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