firmness
Collocations
2ADJ.
great
FIRMNESS + NOUN
ability, nature
Definitions
noun
The state of being firm
The state of being firm
But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle.
France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.
The state of being firm
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
- steadiness
noun — the trait of being resolute
- resoluteness
- resolve
- resolution
noun — the muscle tone of healthy tissue
Antonyms
- unsteadiness
- ricketiness
- irresoluteness
- irresolution
- unsoundness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
2But many a man who would have stood within a home dismantled, strong in his passion and design of vengeance, has had the firmness of his nature conquered by the razing of an air–built castle.
WiktionaryFrance, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.
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