firm
adjective
[ fəːm ]
• having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure.
• "the bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard"
Similar:
hard,
solid,
unyielding,
resistant,
solidified,
hardened,
compacted,
compressed,
condensed,
dense,
close-grained,
stiff,
rigid,
inflexible,
inelastic,
walkable,
congealed,
frozen,
set,
gelled,
stony,
steely,
adamantine,
• strongly felt and unlikely to change.
• "he retains a firm belief in the efficacy of prayer"
firm
verb
• make more solid or resilient.
• "how can I firm up a sagging bustline?"
firm
adverb
• in a resolute and determined manner.
• "the Chancellor has held firm to tough economic policies"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French ferme, from Latin firmus .
firm
noun
• a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people.
• "state support for small firms"
Similar:
company,
business,
concern,
enterprise,
venture,
undertaking,
house,
establishment,
organization,
corporation,
conglomerate,
franchise,
cooperative,
office,
bureau,
service,
agency,
practice,
partnership,
consortium,
syndicate,
outfit,
set-up,
shop,
Origin:
late 16th century: from Spanish and Italian firma, from medieval Latin, from Latin firmare ‘fix, settle’ (in late Latin ‘confirm by signature’), from firmus ‘firm’; compare with farm. The word originally denoted one's autograph or signature; later (mid 18th century) the name under which the business of a firm was transacted, hence the firm itself (late 18th century).
