Fastness
['fɑːs(t)nɪs] or ['fæstnəs]
Definition
(noun.) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment.
Checker: Maryann--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness.
(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.
(a.) Conciseness of style.
(a.) The state of being fast or swift.
Edited by Benson
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Fort, fortress, stronghold, fortified place.
Typist: Paul
Examples
- But the varied uses to which dyed articles are put make fastness of color absolutely necessary. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- So he turned his back upon the village of Mbonga and melted away into the leafy fastness of the forest. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- The incubators are built in remote fastnesses, where there is little or no likelihood of their being discovered by other tribes. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Editor: Robert