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Meaning: A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Synonyms: Context example: the project advanced with gratifying speed Hypernyms ("fastness" is a kind of...): pace; rate (the relative speed of progress or change) Attribute: fast (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly) slow (not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fastness"): haste; hastiness; hurriedness; hurry; precipitation (overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)) execution speed ((computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS) graduality; gradualness (the quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages)
Meaning: The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment Classified under: Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects Synonyms: fixity; fastness; fixedness; secureness; fixture Hypernyms ("fastness" is a kind of...): immovability; immovableness (not capable of being moved or rearranged) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fastness"): lodgement; lodging; lodgment (the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily)
Meaning: A strongly fortified defensive structure Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: stronghold; fastness Hypernyms ("fastness" is a kind of...): defence; defense; defensive structure (a structure used to defend against attack) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fastness"): bastion; citadel (a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle) blockhouse (a stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire) hold (a stronghold) donjon; dungeon; keep (the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress) "Without sleep, no health." (English proverb) "He who does not work, must not eat." (Bulgarian proverb) "The thief stole from the thief, God looked on and got astonished." (Armenian proverb) "Keep throwing eggs on the wall." (Cypriot proverb) Useful links: Definition of hastiness Definition of hurry Definition of gradualness Definition of lodgement Definition of blockhouse
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