fastness
a secure or fortified place; stronghold: a mountain fastness.
the state of being fixed or firm: the fastness of democratic institutions.
the state of being rapid.
Origin of fastness
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How to use fastness in a sentence
With each description from the world’s best players about the beastliness of Augusta National on Thursday — its firmness, its fastness, its fickle wind — Justin Rose’s round gained more shine as it went along.
Justin Rose, with a back nine out of a dream, races to a four-shot lead at the Masters | Chuck Culpepper, Scott Allen, Des Bieler | April 9, 2021 | Washington PostEdwin had to brace himself again, for an assault upon the fastness of the stationmaster.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettAnd in the incredibly small and incredibly dirty fastness of the stationmaster, they indeed found a Bradshaw.
Hilda Lessways | Arnold BennettAfter journeying for several days through a desert country, they reached Sechele's mountain fastness.
Robert Moffat | David J. DeaneTwice she heard large bodies moving in the tangled fastness about the clearing, but what made the sounds remained a mystery.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton Browne
Siegfried, the hero of the Nibelungen Lied, dwells in the mountain fastness of Geroldseck.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland
British Dictionary definitions for fastness
/ (ˈfɑːstnɪs) /
a stronghold; fortress
the state or quality of being firm or secure
the ability of a dye to remain permanent and not run or fade
archaic swiftness
Origin of fastness
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