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   Fast·ness

   /ˈfastnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a secure refuge, especially a place well protected by natural features: "a remote Himalayan mountain fastness"
   • 2. the ability of a material or dye to maintain its color without fading or washing away: "the dyes differ in their fastness to light"

   Word Origin Old Englishfæstnes (see fast1, -ness).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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