fastness

noun fast·ness \ ˈfas(t)-nəs \

Examples: fastness in a Sentence

Definition of fastness

1 : the quality or state of being fast: such as

a : the quality or state of being fixed

b : the quality or state of being swift

c : colorfast quality

d : resistance (as of an organism) to the action of a usually toxic substance

2 a : a fortified or secure place

b : a remote and secluded place

vacationed in their mountain fastness

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Examples of fastness in a Sentence

the amazing fastness with which the boy took his shower had us wondering if he'd used any water
the guerillas retreated to their network of hidden fastnesses deep within the mountains

Recent Examples of fastness from the Web

Indeed, Lego can't reach its 2030 goal without solving ABS, a material that affords the company the attributes it so prizes: Durability, color fastness, strength, and clutch power, or how well two joined bricks stay together.

— brian barrett, WIRED, "Lego Builds a Sustainable Future, One Brick at a Time," 11 Mar. 2018
These enabled India to detect, and destroy by air, Pakistani troops entrenched in mountain fastnesses.

— tunku varadarajan, WSJ, "Modi and Netanyahu Begin a Beautiful Friendship," 5 July 2017
India kept the mostly Hindu rest of Jammu, the Vale itself and the desert-like fastness of Ladakh.

— The Economist, "Vale of darknessBuffeted by both India and Pakistan, it is the Kashmiris who suffer most," 20 July 2017

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