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Firm vs Unbending - What's the difference?

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Firm is a related term of unbending.


As nouns the difference between firm and unbending

is that firm is (uk|business) a business partnership; the name under which it trades while unbending is the act of one who unbends.

As adjectives the difference between firm and unbending

is that firm is steadfast, secure, hard (in position) while unbending is inflexible and not yielding.

As verbs the difference between firm and unbending

is that firm is to make firm or strong; fix securely while unbending is .

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.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.
  • (slang) A criminal gang.

    • 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.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=John Percy , title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report , work=the Telegraph citation , page= , passage=With such constant off-field turmoil Hughton’s work has been remarkable and this may have been his last game in charge. West Bromwich Albion, searching for a replacement for Roy Hodgson, are firm admirers.}}
  • 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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    unbending

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • inflexible and not yielding
  • very reserved, aloof and antisocial

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of one who unbends.
  • * 1838 , The Eclectic Review
    • He was a frequent visitor at Wimbledon where Mr. Wilberforce now resided, and the following account is given of his social unbendings .