1firm1 (fɜːm
)
Definitions
adjective
- not soft or yielding to a touch or pressure; rigid; solid
- securely in position; stable or stationary
- definitely established; decided; settled
- enduring or steady; constant
- having determination or strength; resolute
- (of prices, markets, etc) tending to rise
adverb
- in a secure, stable, or unyielding manner ⇒
he stood firm over his obligation to pay
verb
- (sometimes foll by up) to make or become firm
- (intr) Australian horse racing (of a horse) to shorten in odds
Alternative Forms
ˈfirmly adverb ˈfirmness nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin firmusSynonyms
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hard,
solid,
compact,
dense,
set,
concentrated,
stiff,
compacted,
rigid,
compressed,
inflexible,
solidified,
unyielding,
congealed,
inelastic,
jelled,
close-grained,
jellified,
=
secure,
strong,
fixed,
secured,
rooted,
stable,
steady,
anchored,
braced,
robust,
cemented,
fast,
sturdy,
embedded,
fastened,
riveted,
taut,
stationary,
motionless,
immovable,
unmoving,
unshakeable,
unfluctuating
=
strict,
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constant,
stalwart,
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immovable,
unflinching,
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obdurate,
unalterable,
unfaltering,
=
determined,
true,
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strict,
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adamant,
stalwart,
staunch,
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inflexible,
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unyielding,
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unalterable,
unshaken,
unfaltering,
2firm2 (fɜːm)
Definitions
noun
- a business partnership
- any commercial enterprise
- a team of doctors and their assistants
- British slang
- a gang of criminals
- a gang of football hooligans
Word Origin
C16 (in the sense: signature): from Spanish firma signature, title of a partnership or business concern, from firmar to sign, from Latin firmāre to confirm, from firmus firmSynonyms
View thesaurus entryTranslations
- British English:
firm
Something that is firm is fairly hard and does not change much in shape when it is pressed.Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress.fɜːm ADJECTIVE Choose a soft, medium or firm mattress.
- Spanish:
firme
adj
- French:
ferme
adj
- German:
fest
adj
- Chinese: 结实的 adj
- Arabic: راسِخ adj
- Portuguese: firme adj
- Russian: твердый adj твердая
- Croatian: čvrst adj čvrsta
- Czech: pevný adj
- Danish: fast adj
- Dutch: stevig adj
- Finnish: kiinteä adj
- Greek: σφιχτός adj σφιχτή
- Italian: sodo adj soda
- Japanese: 堅い adj
- Korean: 단단한 adj
- Norwegian: fast adj
- Polish: mocny adj mocna
- Brazilian Portuguese: firme adj
- European Spanish:
firme
adj
- Swedish: fast adj
- Thai: แข็ง adj
- Turkish: sıkı adj
- Vietnamese: chắc chắn adj
- British English:
firm
A firm is a business selling or producing something....a firm of heating engineers.fɜːm NOUN ...a firm of heating engineers.
- Spanish:
empresa
nf
- French:
firme
nf
- German:
Firma
nf Firmen
- Chinese: 公司 n
- Arabic: شَرِكَة n
- Portuguese: firma nf
- Russian: фирма nf
- Croatian: tvrtka nf
- Czech: firma nf
- Danish: firma nnt
- Dutch: firma n
- Finnish: yritys n
- Greek: εταιρεία nf
- Italian: ditta nf
- Japanese: 会社 n
- Korean: 회사 n
- Norwegian: firma nnt
- Polish: firma nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: firma nf
- European Spanish:
empresa
nf
- Swedish: firma nnt
- Thai: บริษัท n
- Turkish: firma m
- Vietnamese: hãng n
Usage examples
Carol gave her address to the driver and leaned back against the firm leather upholstery.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)By the 1960s, the firm was selling up to 30,000 bulbs each year in 26 varieties.
Country Life (2005)A number of big Andersen practices in Europe are understood to be in talks with rivals in case a global merger of the firm fails.
Irish Times (2002)His boyhood enthusiasm for rugby remained with him and internationals at Murrayfield, where he served as a steward, were firm fixtures.
Glasgow Herald (2001)When Jill was first married she worked in the office of a chemical firm.
, BEYOND FEAR (2002)