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“firmness” in Latin
firmitāsfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability, endurance, firmnessfirmitūdōfirmness, durability, strength; constancy, stability; reliabilitysoliditāssolidity; the whole (as opposed to a share)stabiliōto make firm, confirm, stay, support, hold still, stabilize; to establish, fix, make secure, confirmcōnfirmōto make firm, establish, re-establish, strengthen, fortify, mature, confirm; to encourage, animate, embolden; persuade; cōnstōto stand together; to stand still; to remain the same; stand firm; to agree, correspond, fitpersevērōto abide by; to adhere to; to continue steadfastly: to persist, to persevere
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
firmness
firmitas (as visible quality; e.g., of a body, etc.; then IMPROP., of character, that makes it apt to resist temptation): firmitudo (as an innate and abiding quality; then IMPROP., of mental firmness; e.g., firmitudo gravitasque animi): soliditas (solidity, durability, e.g., of a wall): stabilitas (stability, of whatever stands fast and firm): animi firmitudo (Cic., Caes., Tac.): animi fortitudo: animus certus or confirmatus (resoluteness, mental firmness): constantia (IMPROP.; consistency in one’s conduct, constancy): perseverantia (IMPROP.; the firmness displayed by him who does not allow himself to be deterred from his resolutions). A noble firmness, libera contumacia (i. e., noble defiance; Cic., Tusc., 1, 29, 71): to show a noble firmness, liberam contumaciam adhibere (ibid.): an inflexible firmness, irrevocabilis constantia (Plin., Ep., 3, 7, 2): to proceed in anything with firmness, constantiam adhibere alicui rei: to display great firmness in anything, fortissimum esse in re (e.g., in causa suscepta, of an advocate): you must retain your firmness, or show your firmness, retinenda est vobis constantia: with firmness, Vid: FIRMLY.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for firmness?
- The usual Latin words for “firmness” are firmitās, firmitūdō, soliditās; also stabiliō, cōnfirmō, cōnstō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.