firm (adj.) Copy link Outline 1. firmus (in most senses of Eng.)2. stăbĭlis, e (not to be shaken)3. sŏlĭdus (substantial, like the ground)4. immōbĭlis, e5. (in fig. sense) obstĭnātus (firmly resolved; less freq. in good than in bad sense)6. tĕnax, ācis (holding fast to any thing)7. constans (only in fig. sense) • firm (adj.): 1. firmus (in most senses of Eng.): f. ground, f. solum, Curt.: a f. and stedfast opinion, opinio f. et stabilis, Cic.: f. friendships, f. amicitiae, Cic.: v. strong. 2. stăbĭlis, e (not to be shaken): a level and f. road, via plana et s., Cic. Fl. 42, 105: a f. foundation, s. fundamentum, Lucr.: Liv. Oftener fig.: v. supr. (1). Join: firmus et stabilis et constans [amicus], Cic. Am. 17, 62. 3. sŏlĭdus (substantial, like the ground): v. solid. Fig.: shakes from his f. resolve, mente quatit solida, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 4. 4. immōbĭlis, e: v. IMMOVABLE. 5. (in fig. sense) obstĭnātus (firmly resolved; less freq. in good than in bad sense): fidelity f. (to obstinacy), obs. fides, Tac. H. 5, 5, ad init.: f. against woman's tears, obs. adversus lacrimas muliebres, Liv. 2, 40, ad init.: v. obstinate. 6. tĕnax, ācis (holding fast to any thing): f. of purpose, t. propositi, Hor. Od. 3, 3, 1: the obstinate man is he who is beyond measure f. of purpose, pertinax ultra modum t. propositi, Quint. 7. constans (only in fig. sense): v. constant, resolute.