| NOUN | attribute | fastness, speed, swiftness | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens |
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| attribute | fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness | the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | |
| artifact | fastness, stronghold | a strongly fortified defensive structure |
| Sounds | fae'stnahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens. | |
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| Synonyms | speed, swiftness | |
| Attributes | fast | Acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
| slow | not moving quickly | |
| Narrower | execution speed | (computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions |
| graduality, gradualness | The quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages / stages | |
| haste, hastiness, hurry, hurriedness, precipitation | overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) | |
| Broader | pace, rate | The relative speed of progress or change |
| Spanish | rapidez, velocidad | |
| Catalan | rapidesa, velocitat | |
| Adjectives | fast | acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly |
| fast | at a rapid tempo | |
| fast | hurried and brief | |
| Meaning | The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment. | |
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| Synonyms | fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness | |
| Narrower | lodgment, lodgement, lodging | The state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily |
| Broader | immovability, immovableness | not capable of being moved or rearranged |
| Opposite | looseness | The quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints |
| Spanish | continuidad, fijeza, persistencia, pervivencia | |
| Catalan | continuïtat, fixesa, persistència | |
| Adjectives | fast | securely fixed in place |
| Meaning | A strongly fortified defensive structure. | |
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| Synonym | stronghold | |
| Narrower | bastion, citadel | A stronghold into which people could go for shelter / shelter during a battle |
| blockhouse | A stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy / enemy fire | |
| hold | A stronghold | |
| keep, donjon, dungeon | The main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress | |
| redoubt | An entrenched stronghold or refuge | |
| Broader | defensive structure, defense, defence | A structure used to defend against attack |
| Spanish | baluarte, bastión, fortaleza | |
| Catalan | baluard, bastió, fortalesa, plaça forta | |
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