Firm'ness, n.

n. The state of being firm; fixedness; stability; constancy; certainty; steadfastness; as, firmness of wood; firmness of a union; firmness of soul.

Synonyms—FIRMNESS, CONSTANCY. Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the affections and principles: the former prevents us from yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without firmness a man has no character: “without constancy,” says Addison, “there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world.”

Still with thy firmness steel my breast. Blacklock.

In this small isle, amidst the wildest seas, Triumphant Constancy has fixed her seat. Prior.