Syn. -- Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong; sturdly;
fixed; steady; resolute; constant.
Firm, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming) signature or
subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf. Sp. firma signature;
all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See Firm, a.] The name, title, or style,
under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more
persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
Firm, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L. firmare to make
firm. See Firm, a.] 1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
[Obs.]
And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod.
Dryden.