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Firmness vs Backbone - What's the difference?

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Firmness is a related term of backbone.


As nouns the difference between firmness and backbone

is that firmness is the state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution while backbone is the series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.

firmness

English

Noun

  • The state of being firm; strength; permanence; stability; hardness; resolution.

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    backbone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
  • any fundamental support, structure, or infrastructure
    • Before automobiles, railroads were a backbone of commerce.
  • courage, fortitude, or strength
    • He would make a good manager, if he had a little more backbone .

    Synonyms

    * spine * spinal column * vertebral column * See also