- fastness fast·ness n
- ['fɒːstnɪs]
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fast|ness — fast|ness1 «FAST nihs, FAHST », noun. 1. a strong, safe place; stronghold: »The bandits hid in their mountain fastness. SYNONYM(S): refuge. 2. a being fast or firm; firmness. ╂[< fast1 secure + … Useful english dictionary
Fastness — Fast ness, n. [AS. f[ae]stnes, fr. f[ae]st fast. See {Fast}, a.] 1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. [1913 Webster] All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 2. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fastness — [fast′nis, fäst′nis] n. [ME fastnesse < OE fæstnes: see FAST1 & NESS] 1. the quality or condition of being fast 2. a secure place; stronghold … English World dictionary
fastness — fast|ness [ˈfa:stnıs US ˈfæst ] n literary a place that is safe because it is difficult to reach = ↑stronghold ▪ mountain fastnesses … Dictionary of contemporary English
fastness — fast·ness … English syllables
fastness — fast•ness [[t]ˈfæst nɪs, ˈfɑst [/t]] n. 1) a secure or fortified place 2) the state of being fixed or firm 3) the state of being rapid • Etymology: bef. 900 … From formal English to slang
fastness — The state of tolerance exhibited by bacteria to a drug or other agent. See fast. * * * fast·ness fas(t) nəs n resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usu. toxic substance <streptomycin fastness developed by a strain of tubercule… … Medical dictionary
fastness — a place not easily forced, a stronghold, late O.E. fæstnes, from FAST (Cf. fast) (adj.) in its older sense of firm, fixed in place + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
fastness — /fast nis, fahst /, n. 1. a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness. 2. the state of being fixed or firm: the fastness of democratic institutions. 3. the state of being rapid. [bef. 900; ME; OE faestnes. See FAST1, NESS] * * * … Universalium
hard-and-fastness — hard and fastˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑hard … Useful english dictionary
