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fixedness
Variant of fixed
fixed
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fixed (fikst)
adjective
- firmly placed or attached; not movable
- established; settled; set a fixed price
- steady; unmoving; resolute a fixed purpose
- remaining in the same position relative to the earth a fixed satellite
- persisting obstinately in the mind and tending to control the thoughts and actions; obsessive a fixed idea
- Chem.
- nonvolatile, as a vegetable oil
- incorporated into a stable compound from its free state, as atmospheric nitrogen
- permanently held, as a fabric dye
- ☆ Informal supplied with something needed, specif. money comfortably fixed for life
- ☆ Slang with the outcome dishonestly arranged beforehand a fixed race
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