firm
noun
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
he worked for a brokerage house
Types & categories
- business hypernym
- corporation hyponym
- accounting firm hyponym
- consulting firm hyponym
- publisher hyponym
- dealer hyponym
- law firm hyponym
- auction house hyponym
Sense 2 verb
become taut or tauter
Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly
Types & categories
- tighten hypernym
Sense 3 adjective
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
firm convictions
Related & opposite
- resoluteness derivation
- steadiness derivation
- stiffness derivation
- steadfastness derivation
- resolute similar to
Sense 4 adverb
with resolute determination
we firmly believed it
Related & opposite
- firm derived from
Sense 5 verb
make taut or tauter
tauten a rope
Types & categories
- tighten hypernym
Sense 6 adjective
not soft or yielding to pressure
a firm mattress
Related & opposite
Sense 7 adjective
strong and sure
a firm grasp
Related & opposite
- forceful similar to
Sense 8 adjective
not subject to revision or change
a firm contract
Related & opposite
- settled similar to
Sense 9 adjective
(of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
his voice was firm and confident
Related & opposite
- steady similar to
Sense 10 adjective
not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
stocks are still firm
Related & opposite
- steadiness derivation
- stable similar to
Sense 11 adjective
securely established
holds a firm position as the country's leading poet
Related & opposite
- secure similar to
Sense 12 adjective
possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
firm muscles
Related & opposite
Sense 13 adjective
securely fixed in place
the post was still firm after being hit by the car
Related & opposite
- fixity derivation
- steadiness derivation
- fixedness derivation
- fixed similar to
Sense 14 adjective
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
a firm ally
Related & opposite
- resoluteness derivation
- faithful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | business |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | corporation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | accounting firm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | consulting firm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | publisher |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dealer |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | law firm |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | auction house |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | tighten |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | resoluteness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | steadiness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | stiffness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | steadfastness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | resolute |
| 4 | derived from | Related & opposite | firm |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | tighten |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | firmness |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | solidity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | hard |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | forceful |
| 8 | similar to | Related & opposite | settled |
| 9 | similar to | Related & opposite | steady |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | steadiness |
| 10 | similar to | Related & opposite | stable |
| 11 | similar to | Related & opposite | secure |
| 12 | derivation | Related & opposite | firmness |
| 12 | similar to | Related & opposite | healthy |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixity |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | steadiness |
| 13 | derivation | Related & opposite | fixedness |
| 13 | similar to | Related & opposite | fixed |
| 14 | derivation | Related & opposite | resoluteness |
| 14 | similar to | Related & opposite | faithful |