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fastness

[ fast-nis, fahst- ]

noun

  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.


fastness

/ ˈɑːٲɪ /

noun

  1. a stronghold; fortress
  2. the state or quality of being firm or secure
  3. the ability of a dye to remain permanent and not run or fade
  4. archaic.
    swiftness
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fastness1

before 900; Middle English; Old English æٲԱ. See fast 1, -ness
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of fastness1

Old English æٲԱ ; see fast 1
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Ferrell is exactly right as Buddy, who as an infant at an orphanage found his way into Santa’s bag and became the first human to penetrate into the fastness of his North Pole workshop.

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MycoWorks says that its material meets the performance standards of cowhide in durability, color fastness and tensile strength.

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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.

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I have many servants in my mountain fastness, and all the riches I could dream of.

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He’s put in harness and becomes the member of a dogsled team hauling mail to prospectors drawn to the frigid fastness of the Yukon in the hunt for the yellow stuff.

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