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which resists evaporation or volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as, the fixedness of gold.

signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave. At the day of general account, good men are to be consigned over to another state. Atterbury.

Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid. The humoral and consistent parts of the body. Harvey.

The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from hange; stability; fixedness; immutabilitu; asm the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.

The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. Sir J. Davies.

Fixedness. [Obs.] Boyle.

Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is fixed.

State of being fixed; fixedness. The firm fixture of thy foot. Shak.

The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in place or state.

The quality or state of being immovable; fixedness; steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body; immovability of purpose.

A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence. [Obs.] Shak.

Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper, custom, etc. Addison.

ing or bending of the mind toward of the mind toward an object; closeness of application; fixedness of attention; earnestness. Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness, and of choice, fixes its view on any idea. Locke.

To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness, or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth. After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree good by loosening of the earth. Bacon.

A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy. You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course of this contr…

he quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence of institutions; the permanence of nature.

Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution. Dr. H. More.

Fixedness; -- as opposed to Ant: fluidity. Since fluidness and stability are contary qualities. Boyle.

The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness; constancy. "The steadfastness of your faith." Col. ii. 5. To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness. Chaucer.