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firmness

noun as in immovability

noun as in resolution, resolve

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Experimentation eventually led to the right taste and amount of frozen firmness.

But Obama sought to project a sense of firmness and resolve, again vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

In 2007, Sarkozy took a lot of votes from the National Front by promising just a certain firmness on the subject.

“The government shows its firmness against radical Islam,” headlined the left-leaning daily Le Monde last night.

It broke out in part because of a lack of vigilance and firmness in Washington.

But beneath this smooth and gentle exterior resided great firmness.

The imperial army had to be disbanded—a most unpopular and thankless task, requiring both tact and firmness.

"I am the young person from Forder's, in Piccadilly," Jessie said, with a firmness that surprised herself.

The impression which, throughout these transactions, the firmness and good faith of William made on Tallard is remarkable.

Their firmness explained, perhaps, why she was executive head of a school instead of merely a teacher.

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On this page you'll find 123 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to firmness, such as: durability, hardness, inflexibility, toughness, compactness, and density.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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