firmnessnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈfɜːm.nəs/us/ˈfɝːm.nəs/firmness noun [ U ] (HARDNESS)
the quality of not being soft, but not completely hard:
The bed's firmness suited him.
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Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congeal
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- hard
- harden
- horny
- ossification
- ossify
- petrified
- ramrod
- rigid
- solid
- stiff
- stiffness
- temper
- unyielding
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firmness noun [ U ] (STRENGTH/TIGHTNESS)
the quality of being strong and tight:
The firmness of his handshake reassured me.
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Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrod idiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congeal
- crisp
- crispy
- crunchy
- hard
- harden
- horny
- ossification
- ossify
- petrified
- ramrod
- rigid
- solid
- stiff
- stiffness
- temper
- unyielding
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firmness noun [ U ] (FORCEFUL QUALITY)
the quality of being forceful and making people do what you want:
The new teacher has a reputation for firmness.
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Strength of will and determination
- alpha male
- bitter
- bloody-minded
- character
- determination
- dogged
- earnest
- fibre
- fight
- militant
- obstinate
- perseverance
- pigheaded
- prisoner
- resolution
- single-minded
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness
- strong nerves idiom
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firmness noun [ U ] (CERTAINTY)
the quality of being certain and not likely to change
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Certainty
- (as) clear as day idiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggs idiom
- and that's flat! idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- bet
- consider it done idiom
- cut and dried
- decided
- decidedly
- definite
- doubt
- indeed
- natch
- pronounced
- proof positive
- seal
- set/put the seal on sth idiom
- shadow
- signed and sealed idiom
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