0 the quality of not being soft, but not completely hard: --
The bed's firmness suited him.
2 the quality of being forceful and making people do what you want: --
The new teacher has a reputation for firmness.
3 the quality of being certain and not likely to change --
4 the quality of being fairly hard when pressed: --
He liked the bed's firmness.
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.