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FIRMAMENT
Definition of FIRMAMENT
noun
The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English firmament, furmament (“heaven; sky”), from Old French firmament (“firmament”), or from its etymon Latin firmāmentum (“support; sky”), from firmāre (“to strengthen”) + -mentum (suffix indicating an instrument or medium, or the result of an action). Firmāre is the present active infinitive of firmō (“to make firm, strengthen”), from firmus (“firm, strong, stable”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold; to support”). The Latin word was used in the Vulgate version of the Bible to translate the Ancient Greek στερέωμα (steréōma, “foundation, framework; firmament”) in the Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), which in turn was used to translate the Hebrew רָקִיעַ (rāqī́aʿ, “celestial dome, vault of heaven”), from the root ר־ק־ע (r-q-`); in Classical Syriac the similar root ܪ ܩ ܥ (related to compacting) gave rise to ܪܩܝܥܐ (rəqīʿā, “compact; firm; firmament, heavens, sky; celestial sphere”).
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
FIRMAMENT in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far. 27 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 90, 18 August 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 12 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 90, 18 August 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
FIRMAMENT starts with F and ends with T. Sorted, its letters read AEFIMMNRT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. M appears more than once.
Words that start FIRMAM
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found FIRMAMENT?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 90 - and most players walked straight past it.
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