English dictionary
firm meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of firm at MeaningMonkey.org. firm meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.FIRM noun
Definition of firm (noun)
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- "he worked for a brokerage house"
- synonyms: business firm, house
FIRM verb
Definition of firm (verb)
- become taut or tauter
- "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"
- synonyms: tauten
- make taut or tauter
- "tauten a rope"
- synonyms: tauten
FIRM adjective
Definition of firm (adjective)
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
- synonyms: steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering
- not soft or yielding to pressure
- "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
- synonyms: solid
- strong and sure
- "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
- synonyms: strong
- not subject to revision or change
- "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
- (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
- "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
- not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
- "stocks are still firm"
- synonyms: steady, unfluctuating
- securely established
- "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
- possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
- "firm muscles"
- securely fixed in place
- 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"
- synonyms: fast, loyal, truehearted
FIRM adverb
Definition of firm (adverb)
- with resolute determination
- "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"
- synonyms: firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly
Source: Princeton University Wordnet