'Firm' definitions:
Definition of 'firm'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" [syn: firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly]
adjective
Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" [syn: firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering]
adjective
Not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" [syn: firm, solid]
adjective
Strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" [syn: firm, strong]
adjective
Not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
adjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
adjective
Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" [syn: firm, steady, unfluctuating]
adjective
Securely established; "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
adjective
Possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"
adjective
Securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" [syn: fast, firm, immobile]
adjective
Unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause; "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison; "fast friends" [syn: firm, loyal, truehearted, fast(a)]
noun
The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" [syn: firm, house, business firm]
verb
Become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" [syn: tauten, firm]
verb
Make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" [syn: tauten, firm]
Definition of 'Firm'
From: GCIDE
- Firm \Firm\, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See Firm, 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Firm'
From: GCIDE
- Firm \Firm\, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See Firm, a.]
- 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- He on his card and compass firms his eye. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Firm'
From: GCIDE
- Firm \Firm\, a. [Compar. Firmer; superl. Firmest.] [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne.]
- 1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
- Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow But firm battalion. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- By one man's firm obediency fully tried. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
- Syn: Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong; sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'firm'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abiding,
- accepted,
- adamant,
- adamantine,
- agency,
- airtight,
- aktiebolag,
- Aktiengesellschaft,
- anchored,
- anneal,
- approved,
- at a standstill,
- atelier,
- authentic,
- authoritative,
- balance,
- balanced,
- ballast,
- barbershop,
- beauty parlor,
- beauty shop,
- bench,
- body corporate,
- bonded,
- bristling,
- bulky,
- business,
- business establishment,
- butcher shop,
- calcify,
- calculable,
- callous,
- canonical,
- cartel,
- case harden,
- cast-iron,
- cemented,
- Central Intelligence Agency,
- certain,
- chamber of commerce,
- changeless,
- Christian,
- CIA,
- close,
- close-knit,
- close-textured,
- close-woven,
- combine,
- commercial enterprise,
- compact,
- compacted,
- compagnie,
- company,
- compressed,
- concentrated,
- concern,
- concrete,
- condensed,
- congested,
- conglomerate,
- conglomerate corporation,
- consistent,
- consolidate,
- consolidated,
- consolidating company,
- consortium,
- constant,
- continuing,
- conventional,
- cool,
- copartnership,
- cornify,
- corporate body,
- corporation,
- correct,
- counterbalance,
- crammed,
- crammed full,
- crawling,
- crowded,
- customary,
- decided,
- decisive,
- definite,
- dense,
- dependable,
- desk,
- determine,
- determined,
- devoted,
- diversified corporation,
- dogged,
- dour,
- durable,
- dustproof,
- dusttight,
- enduring,
- enterprise,
- establish,
- established,
- establishment,
- evangelical,
- exact,
- explicit,
- facility,
- fail-safe,
- faithful,
- faithworthy,
- fast,
- fastened,
- fiducial,
- firm as Gibraltar,
- firm up,
- firmly,
- fixed,
- fixedly,
- flat,
- flinty,
- fossilize,
- freeze,
- frozen,
- full,
- fundamentalist,
- gasproof,
- gastight,
- glued,
- gluey,
- going,
- grim,
- guaranteed,
- hard,
- hard-core,
- harden,
- harmless,
- heavy,
- hermetic,
- hermetically sealed,
- hidebound,
- hold,
- holding company,
- house,
- immobile,
- immobilize,
- immotile,
- immotive,
- immovable,
- immutable,
- impenetrable,
- impermeable,
- imperturbable,
- implacable,
- impliable,
- in equilibrium,
- indurate,
- industry,
- inelastic,
- inexorable,
- inflexible,
- infrangible,
- installation,
- institution,
- intact,
- intransigent,
- invincible,
- inviolate,
- invulnerable,
- iron,
- ironbound,
- ironclad,
- ironhanded,
- irreconcilable,
- irremovable,
- jam-packed,
- jammed,
- joint-stock association,
- joint-stock company,
- keep,
- lapidify,
- lasting,
- lightproof,
- lighttight,
- literal,
- lithify,
- loft,
- loyal,
- made of iron,
- marble-constant,
- massive,
- moored,
- muscle-bound,
- nail down,
- never-failing,
- nonporous,
- obdurate,
- obstinate,
- of the faith,
- oilproof,
- oiltight,
- operating company,
- organization,
- orthodox,
- orthodoxical,
- ossify,
- outfit,
- packed,
- parlor,
- partnership,
- pat,
- permanent,
- perpetual,
- persistent,
- petrify,
- pin down,
- plunderbund,
- pokerlike,
- pool,
- populous,
- positive,
- predictable,
- prevailing,
- procrustean,
- proper,
- proprietorship,
- public utility,
- purist,
- puristic,
- puritan,
- puritanic,
- quiescent,
- rainproof,
- raintight,
- ramrodlike,
- received,
- relentless,
- reliable,
- remaining,
- renitent,
- resolute,
- resolve,
- resolved,
- retain,
- right,
- rigid,
- rigorist,
- rigoristic,
- rigorous,
- riskless,
- rock-ribbed,
- rockbound,
- rodlike,
- rugged,
- scriptural,
- sealed,
- secure,
- serried,
- set,
- set on,
- set up,
- set upon,
- settle down,
- settled,
- shop,
- shut fast,
- smokeproof,
- smoketight,
- snug,
- solid,
- solidify,
- solidly,
- sot,
- sound,
- specific,
- stabilitate,
- stabilize,
- stable,
- standard,
- standpat,
- starched,
- starchy,
- stated,
- static,
- stationary,
- staunch,
- staying,
- steadfast,
- steadfastly,
- steady,
- steel,
- steely,
- stern,
- stick,
- stiff,
- stiff as buckram,
- stipulated,
- stock company,
- stormproof,
- stormtight,
- stout,
- straightlaced,
- straitlaced,
- strict,
- strong,
- stubborn,
- stuck,
- studio,
- sturdy,
- substantial,
- sure,
- surefire,
- sustained,
- swarming,
- sweatshop,
- syndicate,
- taped,
- taut,
- teeming,
- temper,
- tenacious,
- tense,
- textual,
- thick,
- thick-growing,
- thickset,
- tight,
- tightly,
- torpid,
- tough,
- toughen,
- trade association,
- traditional,
- traditionalistic,
- transfix,
- true,
- true-blue,
- trust,
- trustworthy,
- trusty,
- unaffected,
- unalterable,
- unaltered,
- unbending,
- unbreakable,
- unchangeable,
- unchanged,
- unchanging,
- unchecked,
- uncompromising,
- undangerous,
- undeflectable,
- undestroyed,
- undeviating,
- unfading,
- unfailing,
- unfaltering,
- unflappable,
- unflinching,
- ungiving,
- unhazardous,
- unmovable,
- unmoved,
- unmoving,
- unperilous,
- unprecarious,
- unqualified,
- unrelaxed,
- unrelenting,
- unrisky,
- unshakable,
- unshakeable,
- unshaken,
- unshifting,
- unswerving,
- unvaried,
- unvarying,
- unwavering,
- unyielding,
- utility,
- virgate,
- viscid,
- viscose,
- viscous,
- vitrify,
- warranteed,
- water-repellant,
- waterproof,
- watertight,
- wedged,
- well-balanced,
- well-built,
- well-constructed,
- well-founded,
- well-grounded,
- well-made,
- windproof,
- windtight,
- without nerves,
- work site,
- work space,
- workbench,
- workhouse,
- working space,
- workplace,
- workroom,
- workshop,
- worktable
Words containing 'Firm'
- Firmly,
- Firmness,
- Firms,
- firm up,
- To stand firmly on,
- accounting firm,
- brokerage firm,
- business firm,
- consulting firm,
- firm omelet,
- firmness of purpose,
- hold firm,
- insurance firm,
- investment firm,
- law firm,
- publishing firm,
- remain firm,
- removal firm,
- securities firm,
- service firm,
- stand firm,
- take a firm stand