Thesaurus: fastness

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1. a. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.
2. a. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains.
3. a. Conciseness of style.
4. a. The state of being fast or swift.
5. n. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
6. n. the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
7. n. a strongly fortified defensive structure
8. 1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. Sir J. Davies. 2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains. 3. Conciseness of style. [Obs.] Ascham. 4. The state of being fast or swift.
9. n:100 n. the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment