firmness

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English

Etymology

firm +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

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Hyphenation: firm‧ness

Noun

firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)

The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

Translations

state of being firm

Asturian: firmeza f
Catalan: fermesa (ca) f
Finnish: lujuus (fi)
French: fermeté (fr) f
Galician: firmeza f, rixo m
German: Stärke (de) f, Festigkeit (de) f
Greek:
Ancient: στερέωμα n (steréōma)
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Irish: diongbháilteacht f, seasmhacht f, fostacht f
Italian: fermezza (it) f
Latin: firmitās f
Latvian: cietība f, stingrums m, stingrība f
Portuguese: firmeza (pt) f
Russian: твёрдость (ru) f (tvjórdostʹ), про́чность (ru) f (próčnostʹ), реши́мость (ru) f (rešímostʹ)
Spanish: firmeza (es) f

References

“firmness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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