Firmness: alternatives and connections

Cutting off; division; detachment of a part.

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The act of determining, or the state of being determined.

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A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar, and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red color. It differs from gneiss…

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The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.

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A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to…

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The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.

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That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure…

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Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.

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Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self; self-command.

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The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure.

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One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others; obstinacy.

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The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness; firmness; strength to stand without being moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a stru…

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The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability.

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The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy.

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The quality or state of being steady.

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The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of character.

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Quality of being sturdy.

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The state of being sure; certainty.

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The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively.

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The quality or state of being immovable; fixedness; steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body; immovability of purpose.

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Quality of being immovable.

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The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force;…

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A stroke; a touch.

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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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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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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.

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The quality of being resolute.

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The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically: (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or component parts. (b) The act of…

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To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the constituent elements; -- said of compound substances; hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.

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The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of…

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The quality or state of being steady.

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