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Definition of firmness :
The state or quality of being firm.
Synonyms:
resoluteness, solvent, result, decision, solution, flexibility, resolving, soundness, continue, stableness, change, decisiveness, resolution, integrity, resolve, imperviousness, firmness of purpose, declaration, solving, certain, decidedness, wisdom, fastness, willpower, determination, wholeness, purpose, purposefulness, strong, settlement, strictness, will, sureness, better, closure, resolving power, wiseness, answer
inelasticity (part of speech: noun)
solidity (part of speech: noun)
concreteness, substantiality
hardness (part of speech: noun)
intractibility, rigidity, hardness, callousness, solidity, temper, stiffness
stability (part of speech: noun)
durability, steadfastness, changelessness, immovability, invariableness, constancy, steadiness, continuity, solidness, permanence, persistency, consistency
tightness (part of speech: noun)
snugness, security, tautness, tension, tightness, density
strength (part of speech: noun)
clout, sturdiness, muscle, toughness, vitality, brawn, energy, stamina, strength, vigor, stability, potency, stoutness, huskiness, might, power
Usage examples:
- " Such is the only one I can ever be induced to give," returned Clara, with firmness. - "The Prime Minister", W.H.G. Kingston.
- She replied with soft firmness: " I have told you all I can. - "The Red Lily, v2", Anatole France.
- Then coming to the lady's side he took her hand and said gently, and yet with that quiet firmness which does much to produce conviction: Mrs. Poland, before leaving your husband to his quiet sleep we read words which Jesus Christ once spoke to a despairing, grief- stricken woman. - "A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century", E. P. Roe.