English Explanatory Dictionary

terra firma

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Continental land, as distinguished from islands.
  2. Land, as opposed to water or air.
  3. Familiar territory (in a figurative sense); real-world concerns.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɜː.mə/ /ˌtɛɹ.ə ˈfɝ.mə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-terra firma.wav

Word forms

terra firma

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terra firma (“solid land”).

Synonyms

mainland dry land on solid ground

Antonyms

castle in the air air castle pie in the sky pipe dream
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