noun.
The state of being fixed; stability; firmness; steadfastness; firm coherence: as, a fixedness in religion or politics; fixedness of opinion on any subject; the fixedness of gold.
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noun.
The state or quality of being fixed; stability; steadfastness.
noun.
The quality of a body which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts.
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noun.
remaining in place
noun.
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
noun.
the quality of being fixed and unchangeable
Word Usage
"In looking into the derivation of this term, it will be found that the word stock comes from an Anglo-Saxon word meaning to stick, and that while it has many different uses, the idea of fixedness is expressed in every one of them."