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Thesaurus: firm

Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

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  1. superl. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.
  2. superl. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
  3. superl. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
  4. superl. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
  5. a. The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
  6. a. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
  7. a. To fix or direct with firmness.
  8. adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
  9. adj. not soft or yielding to pressure
  10. adj. strong and sure
  11. adj. not subject to revision or change
  12. adj. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling