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- Dictionaryfastness/ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/
noun
- 1. a secure place well protected by natural features: "a remote Himalayan mountain fastness"
- 2. the ability of a material or dye to maintain its colour without fading or washing away: "the dyes differ in their fastness to light"
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Fastness can mean how fast something is, or a safe place, such as a fortress. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation and usage of fastness with examples and translations.
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FASTNESS meaning: 1. how fast (= fixed) something is: 2. a...
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Fastness is the quality or state of being fast, such as fixed, swift, or colorfast. It can also mean a fortified or secure place or a remote and secluded place.
Fastness can mean how fast something is or how fixed it is, or a safe place, such as a fortress. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and usage with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Fastness definition: a secure or fortified place; stronghold. See examples of FASTNESS used in a sentence.
A fastness is a place, such as a castle, which is considered safe because it is difficult to reach or easy to defend against attack. [ literary ] They could have withdrawn into the mountain fastness of Eryri.
Fastness can mean a secure place, a state of being firm or rapid, or the ability of a dye to remain permanent. Find synonyms, antonyms, and translations of fastness in Spanish, German, and Italian.
Definition of fastness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
