Fastness - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfæstnəs|
Brit.
|ˈfɑːs(t)nəs|
noun
- a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens (syn: speed, swiftness)
- the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment (syn: fixedness, fixity, fixture)
- a strongly fortified defensive structure (syn: stronghold)
- the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment (syn: fixedness, fixity, fixture)
- a strongly fortified defensive structure (syn: stronghold)
Extra examples
...the amazing fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if he'd used any water...
...the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains...
Word forms
noun
singular: fastness
plural: fastnesses
singular: fastness
plural: fastnesses
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