"firmness" meaning in English

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Noun

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",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "diongbháilteacht"
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "stingrums"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "твёрдость"
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      "word": "про́чность"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "roman": "rešímostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "sa",
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      "roman": "dhṛti",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      ],
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
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      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "aruppam",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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}
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    "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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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "word": "lujuus"
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fermeté"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "firmeza"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "rixo"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Stärke"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Festigkeit"
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      "roman": "steréōma",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diongbháilteacht"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fostacht"
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      "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": [
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      ],
      "word": "stingrums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "stingrība"
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fæstnes"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "firmeza"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tvjórdostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "твёрдость"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "próčnostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "про́чность"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "rešímostʹ",
      "sense": "state of being firm",
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      "word": "реши́мость"
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      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "धृति"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "state of being firm",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "firmeza"
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      "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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