FIRM

firm, strong

(adjective) strong and sure; “a firm grasp”; “gave a strong pull on the rope”

firm, loyal, truehearted, fast

(adjective) 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”

fast, firm, immobile

(adjective) securely fixed in place; “the post was still firm after being hit by the car”

firm, solid

(adjective) not soft or yielding to pressure; “a firm mattress”; “the snow was firm underfoot”; “solid ground”

firm

(adjective) possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; “firm muscles”

firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering

(adjective) marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; “firm convictions”; “a firm mouth”; “steadfast resolve”; “a man of unbendable perseverence”; “unwavering loyalty”

firm

(adjective) securely established; “holds a firm position as the country’s leading poet”

firm

(adjective) not subject to revision or change; “a firm contract”; “a firm offer”

firm, steady, unfluctuating

(adjective) not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; “stocks are still firm”

firm

(adjective) (of especially a person’s physical features) not shaking or trembling; “his voice was firm and confident”; “a firm step”

firm, firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly

(adverb) with resolute determination; “we firmly believed it”; “you must stand firm”

firm, house, business firm

(noun) the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; “he worked for a brokerage house”

tauten, firm

(verb) make taut or tauter; “tauten a rope”

tauten, firm

(verb) become taut or tauter; “Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly”; “the rope tautened”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

firm (plural firms)

(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.

(slang) A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

Etymology 2

Adjective

firm (comparative firmer, superlative firmest)

Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)

Fixed (in opinion)

• He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.

Durable, rigid (material state)

Verb

firm (third-person singular simple present firms, present participle firming, simple past and past participle firmed)

(transitive) To make firm or strong; fix securely.

(transitive) To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.

(intransitive) To become firm; stabilise.

(intransitive) To improve after decline.

(intransitive, Australia) To shorten (of betting odds).

(transitive, UK, slang) To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

Anagrams

• FRIM, fMRI, frim

Source: Wiktionary

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Firm, a. [Compar. Firmer; superl. Firmest.] Etym: [OE. ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law, order, dh to hold fast, carry. Cf. Farm, Throne.]

1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.

2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent. Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow But firm battalion. Milton. By one man's firm obediency fully tried. Milton.

3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.

4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.

Syn.

– Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong; sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant.

Firm, n. Etym: [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See Firm, a]

Definition: The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.

Firm, v. t. Etym: [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make firm. See Firm, a.]

1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.] And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. Dryden.

2. To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.] He on his card and compass firms his eye. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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