firm
1 (fûrm)
[Middle English ferm, from Old French, from Latin firmus.]
adjective: firm·er, firm·est.
- Resistant to externally applied pressure.
- Marked by or indicating the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue: firm muscles.
- Securely fixed in place: Despite being hit by the car, the post was still firm.
- Indicating or possessed of determination or resolution: a firm voice.
- Constant; steadfast: a firm ally.
- Not subject to change; fixed and definite: a firm bargain; a firm offer.
- Unfluctuating; steady: Stock prices are still firm.
- Strong and sure: a firm grasp.
tr. & intr.v.: firmed, firm·ing, firms.
- To make or become firm. Often used with up.
adverb: firmer, firmest.
- Without wavering; resolutely: stand firm.
derivatives
- firḿly
- adverb
- firḿness
- noun
firm
2 (fûrm)
[Italian firma, from firmare, to ratify by signature, from Medieval Latin firmāre, from Latin, to confirm, from firmus, firm.]
noun
- A commercial partnership of two or more persons, especially when unincorporated.
- The name or designation under which a company transacts business.
