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fast·ness

(făst′nĭs)

1. The condition or quality of being fast, especially:

a. Firmness; security.

b. Rapidity; swiftness.

2. The quality or condition of color retention; colorfastness.

a. A secure or fortified place; a stronghold.

b. A remote, secret place.

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fastness

(ˈfɑːstnɪs)

1. a stronghold; fortress

2. the state or quality of being firm or secure

3. (Dyeing) the ability of a dye to remain permanent and not run or fade

4. archaic swiftness

[Old English fæstnes; see fast¹]

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fast•ness

(ˈfæst nɪs, ˈfɑst-)

n.

1. a secure or fortified place.

2. the state of being fixed or firm.

3. the state of being rapid.

[before 900]

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Noun	1.	fastness - a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" swiftness, speed pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation - overly eager speed (and possible carelessness); "he soon regretted his haste" execution speed - (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS graduality, gradualness - the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages
	2.	fastness - the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment fixity, fixedness, secureness, fixture immovability, immovableness - not capable of being moved or rearranged lodgement, lodging, lodgment - the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily; "the lodgment of the balloon in the tree"
	3.	fastness - a strongly fortified defensive structure stronghold citadel, bastion - a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle blockhouse - a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire defensive structure, defence, defense - a structure used to defend against attack; "the artillery battered down the defenses" hold - a stronghold donjon, dungeon, keep - the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress redoubt - an entrenched stronghold or refuge

fastness

noun

Reliability in withstanding pressure, force, or stress:

firmness, hardness, security, soundness, stability, stableness, steadiness, strength, sturdiness, sureness.

Translations

سُرْعَه

rychlost

hurtighed

Haltbarkeit Schnelligkeit

rapidité

hraîi

raskhet

çabuklukhızlılık

快速

fastness

[ˈfɑːstnɪs] N (= stronghold) → fortaleza f; [of mountain etc] → lo más intrincado
in their Cuban mountain fastness → en las espesuras serranas de Cuba

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fastness

(= stronghold) → Feste f; mountain fastness → Bergfeste f

(of colours) → Farbechtheit f

(= immorality) → Liederlichkeit f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fastness

[ˈfɑːstnɪs] n (liter) → roccaforte f

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fast¹

(faːst) adjective

1. quick-moving. a fast car.

2. quick. a fast worker.

3. (of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time. My watch is five minutes fast.

adverb

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

ˈfastness noun

fast food(s)

food that can be quickly prepared, eg hamburgers etc.

fast·ness

n. resistencia.

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