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fastness
Overview of noun fastness
The noun fastness has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. speed, swiftness, fastness -- (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed")
2. fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness -- (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)
3. stronghold, fastness -- (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fastness
3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> pace, rate
=> temporal property
=> property
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
=> immovability, immovableness
=> immobility
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
stronghold, fastness
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fastness
3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation
=> execution speed
=> graduality, gradualness
Sense 2
fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
=> lodgment, lodgement, lodging
Sense 3
stronghold, fastness
=> bastion, citadel
=> blockhouse
=> hold
=> keep, donjon, dungeon
=> redoubt, sconce
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fastness
3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> pace, rate
Sense 2
fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
=> immovability, immovableness
Sense 3
stronghold, fastness
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
Antonyms of noun fastness
Member Holonyms of noun fastness
Substance Holonyms of noun fastness
Part Holonyms of noun fastness
Member Meronyms of noun fastness
Substance Meronyms of noun fastness
Part Meronyms of noun fastness
Meronyms of noun fastness
Holonyms of noun fastness
Attributes of noun fastness
1 of 3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
=> fast (vs. slow)
=> slow (vs. fast)
Derived Forms of noun fastness
2 of 3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
RELATED TO>(adj) fast#8
=> flying, quick, fast
RELATED TO>(adj) fast#3
=> fast
RELATED TO>(adj) fast#1
=> fast
Sense 2
fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
RELATED TO>(adj) fast#9
=> fast, firm, immobile
RELATED TO>(adj) fast#5
=> barred, bolted, fast, latched, locked, secured
Domain of noun fastness
Domain Terms of noun fastness
Familiarity of noun fastness
fastness used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fastness
3 senses of fastness
Sense 1
speed, swiftness, fastness
> pace, rate
=> speed, swiftness, fastness
=> beat
=> celerity, quickness, rapidity, rapidness, speediness
=> slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness
=> sluggishness
Sense 2
fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
> immovability, immovableness
=> tightness, tautness
=> fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness
=> steadiness, firmness
Sense 3
stronghold, fastness
> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> cheval-de-frise, chevaux-de-frise
=> fortification, munition
=> fortress, fort
=> line of defense, line of defence
=> outwork
=> stronghold, fastness
Meronyms of noun fastness
3 senses of fastness
Sense 3
stronghold, fastness
=> defensive structure, defense, defence
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun fastness
Grep of noun fastness
fastness
steadfastness
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