firmly

Questions about firmly

What does firmly mean?

firmly means "with resolute determination". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in firmly?

firmly has 2 syllables: firm-ly. The stress falls on "firm". In IPA it is /ˈfɝmli/.

What is another word for firmly?

Close synonyms include firm, steadfastly, unwaveringly, securely, hard. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is firmly a common word?

firmly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.