Firmness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the muscle tone of healthy tissue

the trait of being resolute

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɜːmnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɜːmnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɜːmnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈɜːmnəs/.

Examples

his muscular firmness
his resoluteness carried him through the battle
it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

resolve steadiness resolution firmness of purpose resoluteness soundness

Antonyms

unsteadiness irresoluteness unsoundness

Parts of Speech

noun	the muscle tone of healthy tissue “his muscular firmness”
noun	the trait of being resolute “his resoluteness carried him through the battle”
noun	the property of being unyielding to the touch
noun	the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place

Word Forms

firm	adjective	possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
sound	adjective	in excellent physical condition
resolute	adjective	characterized by quickness and firmness
steady	adjective	securely in position; not shaky

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Festigkeit

der Muskeltonus von gesundem Gewebe

🇫🇷French

fermeté

le tonus musculaire des tissus sains

🇪🇸Spanish

firmeza

el tono muscular del tejido sano

🇮🇹Italian

fermezza

il tono muscolare dei tessuti sani

🇳🇱Dutch

stevigheid

de spiertonus van gezond weefsel

🇵🇹Portuguese

firmeza

o tônus muscular do tecido saudável

🇷🇺Russian

твердость

мышечный тонус здоровых тканей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दृढ़ता

स्वस्थ ऊतकों की मांसपेशी टोन

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃঢ়তা

সুস্থ টিস্যুর পেশী টোন

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுதி

ஆரோக்கியமான திசுக்களின் தசை தொனி

🇮🇳Telugu

దృఢత్వం

ఆరోగ్యకరమైన కణజాలం యొక్క కండరాల టోన్

🇮🇳Marathi

दृढता

निरोगी ऊतींचे स्नायू टोन

🇮🇳Gujarati

મક્કમતા

તંદુરસ્ત પેશીઓનો સ્નાયુ ટોન

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೃಢತೆ

ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕರ ಅಂಗಾಂಶದ ಸ್ನಾಯು ಟೋನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദൃഢത

ആരോഗ്യമുള്ള ടിഷ്യുവിൻ്റെ മസിൽ ടോൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤੀ

ਸਿਹਤਮੰਦ ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਦੀ ਮਾਸਪੇਸ਼ੀ ਟੋਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مضبوطی

صحت مند بافتوں کا پٹھوں کا سر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

坚固度

健康组织的肌张力

🇯🇵Japanese

硬さ

健康な組織の筋緊張

🇰🇷Korean

견고

건강한 조직의 근긴장도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vững chắc

trương lực cơ của mô khỏe mạnh

🇹🇭Thai

ความแน่วแน่

กล้ามเนื้อของเนื้อเยื่อที่แข็งแรง

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketegasan

tonus otot jaringan sehat

🇵🇭Filipino

katatagan

ang tono ng kalamnan ng malusog na tisyu

🇲🇾Malay

ketegasan

nada otot tisu yang sihat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحزم

نغمة العضلات من الأنسجة السليمة

🇮🇷Persian

استحکام

تون عضلانی بافت سالم

🇹🇷Turkish

sertlik

sağlıklı dokunun kas tonusu

🇮🇱Hebrew

תְקִיפוּת

טונוס השרירים של רקמה בריאה

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