1. Not soft or yielding to pressure
   "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot";
   - solid
    
2. With more than adequate force or sureness
   "a firm grasp";
   - strong
    
3. Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
   "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth";
   - steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering, unshakeable
    
4. Securely established
   "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
    
5. Securely fixed in place
   "the post was still firm after being hit by the car";
   - fast, immobile
    
6. Unwavering in devotion to friend, vow or cause
   "a firm ally";
   - loyal, truehearted, fast
    
7. Not subject to revision or change
   "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
    
8. Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall
   "stocks are still firm";
   - steady, unfluctuating
    
9. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling
   "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
    
10. Possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue
    "firm muscles"

1. The members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
   "he worked for a brokerage firm"; "The business firm expanded its operations to three new cities";
   - house, business firm

1. Make taut or tauter
   "She firmed the rope by pulling it tight";
   - tauten
    
2. Become taut or tauter
   "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly";
   - tauten

1. With resolute determination
   "you must stand firm";
   - firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly

Derived forms: firmer, firmed, firms, firming, firmest

See also: faithful, fixed, forceful, hard, healthy, resolute, secure, settled, stable, steady

Type of: business, business concern, business organisation [Brit], business organization, concern, fasten, tighten

Encyclopedia: Firm