Fastness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈæstnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈastnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈastnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈæstnəs/.

Examples

the project advanced with gratifying speed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speed secureness stronghold swiftness fixity fixedness fixture

Antonyms

looseness

Parts of Speech

noun	a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens “the project advanced with gratifying speed”
noun	the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
noun	a strongly fortified defensive structure

Word Forms

speedy	adjective	accomplished rapidly and without delay
speed	verb	move very fast
swift	adjective	moving very fast
fast	adjective	hurried and brief
fixed	adjective	securely placed or fastened or set
fix	verb	cause to be firmly attached
secure	adjective	not likely to fail or give way

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Echtheit

eine Geschwindigkeit (normalerweise schnell), mit der etwas passiert

🇫🇷French

solidité

une vitesse (généralement rapide) à laquelle quelque chose se produit

🇪🇸Spanish

solidez

Velocidad (normalmente rápida) a la que sucede algo.

🇮🇹Italian

solidità

una velocità (solitamente rapida) alla quale accade qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

snelheid

een snelheid (meestal snel) waarmee iets gebeurt

🇵🇹Portuguese

solidez

uma taxa (geralmente rápida) na qual algo acontece

🇷🇺Russian

стойкость

скорость (обычно быстрая), с которой что-то происходит

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्थिरता

एक दर (आमतौर पर तेज़) जिस पर कुछ घटित होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

দৃঢ়তা

একটি হার (সাধারণত দ্রুত) যেখানে কিছু ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

வேகம்

ஏதாவது நடக்கும் விகிதம் (பொதுவாக விரைவானது).

🇮🇳Telugu

వేగము

ఏదైనా జరిగే రేటు (సాధారణంగా వేగంగా).

🇮🇳Marathi

दृढता

एक दर (सहसा वेगवान) ज्यावर काहीतरी घडते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થિરતા

એક દર (સામાન્ય રીતે ઝડપી) કે જેના પર કંઈક થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೇಗ

ಏನಾದರೂ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ದರ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ತ್ವರಿತ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേഗത

എന്തെങ്കിലും സംഭവിക്കുന്ന നിരക്ക് (സാധാരണയായി ദ്രുതഗതിയിൽ).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੇਜ਼ਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਦਰ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤੇਜ਼) ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

استحکام

ایک شرح (عام طور پر تیز) جس پر کچھ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牢度

某事发生的速度（通常很快）

🇯🇵Japanese

堅牢度

何かが起こる速度（通常は速い）

🇰🇷Korean

고착

어떤 일이 일어나는 속도(보통 빠른)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lâu phai

tốc độ (thường là nhanh) mà điều gì đó xảy ra

🇹🇭Thai

ความคงทน

อัตรา (มักจะรวดเร็ว) ที่เกิดขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

kubu

tingkat (biasanya cepat) di mana sesuatu terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

kabilisan

isang bilis (karaniwang mabilis) kung saan nangyayari ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kelajuan

kadar (biasanya cepat) sesuatu berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ثبات

المعدل (السريع عادة) الذي يحدث به شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

ثبات

سرعتی (معمولاً سریع) که در آن چیزی اتفاق می افتد

🇹🇷Turkish

haslık

bir şeyin gerçekleşme hızı (genellikle hızlı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

יַצִיבוּת

קצב (בדרך כלל מהיר) שבו משהו קורה

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The primary meaning of 'fastness' is 'a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens'.

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Using 'fastness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'fastness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'fastness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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