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Meaning of firmness

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  firmness
      n 1: the muscle tone of healthy tissue; "his muscular firmness"
           [syn: {firmness}, {soundness}] [ant: {unsoundness}]
      2: the trait of being resolute; "his resoluteness carried him
         through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to
         finish the work" [syn: {resoluteness}, {firmness}, {firmness
         of purpose}, {resolve}, {resolution}] [ant: {irresoluteness},
         {irresolution}]
      3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
      4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
         in place [syn: {steadiness}, {firmness}] [ant: {ricketiness},
         {unsteadiness}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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