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firmness

English

Etymology

firm +? -ness

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?f?mn?s/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??mn?s/
  • Hyphenation: firm?ness

Noun

firmness (countable and uncountable, plural firmnesses)

  1. The state of being firm
    1. security; steadfastness; good grip
    2. strictness; mental strength
      • France, for the first time since the death of Charlemagne, was governed by a prince of great firmness and ability.
    3. physical durability; rigidness (of material)

Translations

References

  • firmness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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backbone

English

Etymology

From Middle English bakbon, bakebon, bac-bon, equivalent to back +? bone. Compare the semantically analogous Old English hry??b?n (“backbone; spine”), West Frisian rêchbonke (“backbone”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?bæk?b??n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?bæk?bo?n/

Noun

backbone (countable and uncountable, plural backbones)

  1. The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
  2. (figuratively) Any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure.
  3. (figuratively) Courage, fortitude, or strength.

Synonyms

  • spine
  • spinal column
  • vertebral column
  • See also Thesaurus:backbone

Translations

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