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Firm vs Heady - What's the difference?

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Firm is a related term of heady.


As adjectives the difference between firm and heady

is that firm is steadfast, secure, hard (in position) while heady is intoxicating or stupefying.

As a noun firm

is (uk|business) a business partnership; the name under which it trades.

As a verb firm

is to make firm or strong; fix securely.

firm

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(en noun)
  • (UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
  • (business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
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  • Etymology 2

    (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) .

    Adjective

    (er)
  • steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
  • * It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
  • fixed (in opinion)
  • a firm''' believer; a '''firm''' friend; a '''firm adherent
  • * He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
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  • solid, rigid (material state)
  • firm''' flesh; '''firm''' muscles, '''firm''' wood; '''firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
    Derived terms
    * firm up * firmish * firmly * firmness * firmware

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make firm or strong; fix securely.
  • To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
  • To become firm; stabilise.
  • To improve after decline.
  • Aust. To shorten (of betting odds).
  • Anagrams

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    heady

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • intoxicating or stupefying
  • * The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.
  • tending to upset the mind or senses
  • * We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.
  • exhilarating
  • * The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.
  • intellectual
  • * Kierkegaard is rather heady reading for a high school student.
  • rash or impetuous
  • * He made too heady promises, and when it came time, he was never able to fulfill them.
  • Derived terms

    * headily * headiness

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