| firmness | n 1. solidness, kepejalan: this strain of pear is popular because of the ~ of its flesh, buah pir jenis ini disukai krn kepejalan isinya; 2. secureness, keteguhan, kekukuhan, keeratan; 3. compactness, kepadatan; 4. (strength of grasp) eratnya, keeratan: the ~ of the sick woman’s grasp was surprising, eratnya pegangan tangan perempuan yg sakit itu menghairankan; 5. definiteness, ketegasan; (of decision, offer) ketegasan, kemuktamadan, muktamadnya; (of opinion, belief) ketegasan, kekukuhan, keteguhan; 6. resoluteness, ketegasan: there was no mistaking the ~ in her voice, ketegasan dlm suaranya ketara sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hardness | n 1. firmness, kekerasan; (of muscles, body, etc) kepejalan, kekerasan: the ~ of his muscles, kekerasan otot-ototnya; 2. forcefulness, kuatnya; 3. quality of being difficult, sukarnya, susahnya, kesukaran: the ~ of memorizing French verbs, kesukaran menghafaz kata kerja bahasa Perancis; 4. difficulty of endurance, kesusahan: the ~ of life in the outback, kesusahan hidup di kawasan pedalaman; 5. severity, teruknya; 6. (of voice) kekerasan; 7. (of water) keliatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |