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Search "fastness" in: fastnessOne entry found. Entry Word: fastness Function: noun Meaning: 1 a high rate of movement or performance <the fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if heΚΌd used any water> β see speed 2 a structure or place from which one can resist attack <the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains> β see fort 3 adherence to something to which one is bound by a pledge or duty <his fastness to the cause of freedom was beyond question> β see fidelity
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