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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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gallantry

English

Etymology

From French galanterie, equivalent to gallant +? -ry.

Noun

gallantry (countable and uncountable, plural gallantries)

  1. courage
    • 1926, P. G. Wodehouse, 'Lord Emsworth and the Girl Friend', Penguin, Harmondsworth: 1992, p 98.
      'I have the greatest respect for the young lady to whom you refer. She behaved on a certain recent occasion - on two recent occasions - with notable gallantry and resource, and I won't have her bally-ragged.'
  2. chivalrous courtliness, especially towards women
  3. an instance of gallant behaviour or speech

Synonyms

  • gallanthood
  • gallantness

Translations

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