firmness meaning and definition

FIRMNESS noun

Definition of firmness (noun)

1. the muscle tone of healthy tissue
   • "his muscular firmness"
   • synonyms: soundness
   • antonym: unsoundness
2. the trait of being resolute
   • "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
   • synonyms: firmness of purpose, resoluteness, resolution, resolve
   • antonym: irresoluteness
3. the property of being unyielding to the touch
4. the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place
   • synonyms: steadiness
   • antonym: ricketiness