Firm vs Insistent - What's the difference?
firm | insistent |
(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
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steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
* It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
fixed (in opinion)
* 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)
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).
(obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
Extorting]] attention or notice; coercively [[stare, staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
(ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
As adjectives the difference between firm and insistent
is that firm is steadfast, secure, hard (in position while insistent is standing or resting on something.As a noun firm
is 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
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Etymology 2
(etyl) ferme, from (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) .Adjective
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