meaning of fastness
1.  The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness; security; faithfulness. 
2.  A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their fastnesses in the mountains. 
3.  Conciseness of style. 
4.  The state of being fast or swift. 
						 
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