firmness
English
/ˈfɝmnəs/, /ˈfɜːmnəs/
noun
Definitions
- The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.
Etymology
Suffix from English firm (corporate name, commercial undertaking).
Origin
English
firm
Gloss
corporate name, commercial undertaking
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- firm English
- firmer English
- firmish English
- firmless English
- firmly English
- firmware English
- firmwide English
- interfirm English
- megafirm English
- semifirm English
- stand firm English
- superfirm English
- unfirm English
- firma Finnish
- Firma German
- firma Italian
- ferme French
- firme French
- ferma Ido
- ifema Xhosa