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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɝmnəs/ [General-American], /ˈfɜːmnəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-firmness.ogg Forms: firmnesses [plural]
Etymology: From firm + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|firm|ness}} firm + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)
  1. The state of being firm
    security; steadfastness; good grip
    Tags: countable, uncountable
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  2. The state of being firm
    strictness; mental strength
    Tags: countable, uncountable
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  3. The state of being firm
    physical durability; rigidness (of material)
    Tags: countable, uncountable
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (state of being firm): στερέωμα (steréōma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), firmeza [feminine] (Asturian), fermesa [feminine] (Catalan), lujuus (Finnish), fermeté [feminine] (French), firmeza [feminine] (Galician), rixo [masculine] (Galician), Stärke [feminine] (German), Festigkeit [feminine] (German), diongbháilteacht [feminine] (Irish), seasmhacht [feminine] (Irish), fostacht [feminine] (Irish), fermezza [feminine] (Italian), firmitās [feminine] (Latin), cietība [feminine] (Latvian), stingrums [masculine] (Latvian), stingrība [feminine] (Latvian), fæstnes [feminine] (Old English), firmeza [feminine] (Portuguese), твёрдость (tvjórdostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), про́чность (próčnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), реши́мость (rešímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), धृति (dhṛti) [feminine] (Sanskrit), firmeza [feminine] (Spanish), fasthet [common-gender] (Swedish), அருப்பம் (aruppam) (Tamil)
Disambiguation of 'state of being firm': 33 33 33

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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "diongbháilteacht"
    },
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "fermezza"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "firmitās"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "cietība"
    },
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "stingrums"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stingrība"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fæstnes"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "firmeza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "roman": "tvjórdostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "твёрдость"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "próčnostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про́чность"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rešímostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "реши́мость"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dhṛti",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "धृति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fasthet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "aruppam",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "word": "அருப்பம்"
    }
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with Ancient Greek translations",
    "Terms with Asturian translations",
    "Terms with Catalan translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Irish translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Latin translations",
    "Terms with Latvian translations",
    "Terms with Old English translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Sanskrit translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Tamil translations"
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          "text": "But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle.",
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          "text": "France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.",
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fermesa"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "word": "lujuus"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fermeté"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rixo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stärke"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Festigkeit"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "steréōma",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "στερέωμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diongbháilteacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "seasmhacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fostacht"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fermezza"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmitās"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cietība"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stingrums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "stingrība"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fæstnes"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tvjórdostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "твёрдость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "próčnostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про́чность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rešímostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "реши́мость"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "dhṛti",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "धृति"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fasthet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "aruppam",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "word": "அருப்பம்"
    }
  ],
  "word": "firmness"
}

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