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 Definitions of fastness  [ˈfæst nɪs, ˈfɑst-]  

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Definition of 'fastness' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) fastness
a secure or fortified place.

2.  fastness
the state of being fixed or firm.

3.  fastness
the state of being rapid.

Etymology:  (bef. 900)

Definition of 'fastness' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) speed, swiftness, fastness
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
"the project advanced with gratifying speed"

2. (noun) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

3. (noun) stronghold, fastness
a strongly fortified defensive structure


Definition of 'fastness' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) fastness
the state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness

2. (adj) fastness
a fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains

3. (adj) fastness
conciseness of style

4. (adj) fastness
the state of being fast or swift


Translation of 'fastness' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: quickly
She speaks so fast I can't understand her.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: vinnigheid, snelheid Arabic flag Arabic: سُرْعَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: бързина
Brazilian flag Brazilian: pressa/rapidez Czech flag Czech: rychlost German flag German: die Schnelligkeit, die Ha
Danish flag Danish: hurtighed Greek flag Greek: γρηγοράδα Spanish flag Spanish: rapidez
Estonian flag Estonian: kiirus Farsi flag Farsi: تندی؛ شتاب Finnish flag Finnish: nopeus
French flag French: rapidité Hebrew flag Hebrew: יַצִיבוּת Hindi flag Hindi: किला, दुर्ग
Croatian flag Croatian: cvrstoca, jakost; uporišt Hungarian flag Hungarian: szilárdság, gyorsaság Indonesian flag Indonesian: kecepatan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hraði Italian flag Italian: velocità, rapidità Japanese flag Japanese: 素速さ
Korean flag Korean: 빠름 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: greitumas Latvian flag Latvian: ātrums
Malay flag Malay: kecepatan Dutch flag Dutch: snelheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: raskhet
Polish flag Polish: szybkość Persian flag Persian: تندی؛ شتاب Pashto flag Pashto: كلا، كوټ، حصار، چټكى، است
Portuguese flag Portuguese: pressa/rapidez Romanian flag Romanian: rapiditate Russian flag Russian: быстрота
Slovak flag Slovak: rýchlosť Slovenian flag Slovenian: hitrost Serbian flag Serbian: brzina
Swedish flag Swedish: snabbhet Thai flag Thai: ความเร็ว Turkish flag Turkish: hızlılık, çabukluk
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 快速 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: швидкість Urdu flag Urdu: تیزی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tính chất chắc chắn, bền Chinese flag Chinese: 快速

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