firmness (
http://definr.com/firmness)
n 1: the firmness and tone of healthy tissue: "his muscle
firmness" [syn:
soundness]
2: the trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his
resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his
unshakeable resolution to finish the work" [syn:
resoluteness,
resolve,
resolution] [ant:
irresoluteness]
3: the property of being unyielding to the touch
4: the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed
in place [syn:
steadiness] [ant:
unsteadiness]