firmness
n 1: the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness"
[syn: {firmness}, {soundness}] [ant: {unsoundness}]
2: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness}, {firmness
of purpose}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness},
{irresolution}]
3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
in place [syn: {steadiness}, {firmness}] [ant: {ricketiness},
{unsteadiness}]
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."
[1913 Webster]