firmness
noun[U]
uk/ˈfɜːm.nəs/us/ˈfɝːm.nəs/firmnessnoun[U](HARDNESS)
thequalityof not beingsoft, but notcompletelyhard:
硬度The bed's firmnesssuitedhim.床的硬度对他很合适。
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- noncrushable
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
firmnessnoun[U](STRENGTH/TIGHTNESS)
thequalityof beingstrongandtight:
紧;有力The firmness of hishandshakereassuredme.他紧紧的握手让我打消了疑虑。
Hard and firm
- (as) stiff/straight as a ramrodidiom
- adamantine
- cast iron
- congealed
- crisp
- crisply
- erect
- fossilized
- harden
- hardening
- hardness
- horny
- noncrushable
- rigidity
- rock-hard
- rock-solid
- stiff
- stiffly
- stiffness
- tense
firmnessnoun[U](FORCEFUL QUALITY)
thequalityof beingforcefuland makingpeopledo what youwant:
严格The newteacherhas areputationfor firmness.新老师以严格出名。
Strength of will and determination
- aggressiveness
- bitter
- bloody-mindedness
- character
- character-building
- dead
- determination
- double
- fight
- intransigence
- inveteracy
- mettle
- militancy
- obstinacy
- resolution
- resolve
- single-mindedness
- stamina
- staying power
- stick-to-it-iveness
firmnessnoun[U](CERTAINTY)
thequalityof beingcertainand notlikelytochange
确定;稳定Certainty
- (as) clear as dayidiom
- (as) sure as eggs is eggsidiom
- and that's flat!idiom
- assured
- assuredly
- decidedly
- deffo
- definite
- definitely
- definitive
- nailsomethingon
- nailed on
- natch
- not miss a beatidiom
- not miss/skip a beatidiom
- solidity
- squarely
- watertight
- would
- you can bet your lifeidiom