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Steadiness

The quality or state of being steady.

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Firmness 76% connected

The state or quality of being firm.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Immovability 76% connected

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

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Immovableness 76% connected

Quality of being immovable.

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Regularity 76% connected

The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of outline; the regularity of motion.

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Resoluteness 76% connected

The quality of being resolute.

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Resolution 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Resolve 76% connected

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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Granite 76% connected

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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Stability 76% connected

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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Stableness 76% connected

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

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Sureness 76% connected

The state of being sure; certainty.

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Firm 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Firm 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Steady 74% connected

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

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Steady 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Firmness 92% connected

The state or quality of being firm.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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