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fast

English

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, General New Zealand, General South African) enPR: fäst, IPA(key): /f??st/
  • Rhymes: -??st
  • (UK, US) enPR: f?st, IPA(key): /fæst/
  • Rhymes: -æst

Etymology 1

From Middle English fast, from Old English fæst (fast, fixed, firm, secure; constant, steadfast; stiff, heavy, dense; obstinate, bound, costive; enclosed, closed, watertight; strong, fortified), from Proto-Germanic *fastaz, *fastijaz, *fastuz (fast, firm, secure); see it for cognates and further etymology.

The development of “rapid” from an original sense of “secure” apparently happened first in the adverb and then transferred to the adjective; compare hard in expressions like “to run hard”. The original sense of “secure, firm” is now slightly archaic, but retained in the related fasten (make secure).

Adjective

fast (comparative faster, superlative fastest)

  1. (dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable. [from 9th c.]
    Synonyms: firm, immobile, secure, stable, stuck, tight
    Antonym: loose
    Hyponyms: bedfast, chairfast, colorfast, fail-fast, lightfast, shamefast, soothfast, steadfast
  2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong.
    • out-lawes [] lurking in woods and fast places
    Synonyms: fortified, impenetrable
    Antonyms: penetrable, weak
  3. (of people) Steadfast, with unwavering feeling. (Now mostly in set phrases like fast friend(s).) [from 10th c.]
  4. Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]
    Synonyms: quick, rapid, speedy
    1. (nuclear physics, of a neutron) Having a kinetic energy between 1 million and 20 million electron volts; often used to describe the energy state of free neutrons at the moment of their release by a nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reaction (i.e., before the neutrons have been slowed down by anything).
  5. Causing unusual rapidity of play or action.
  6. (computing, of a piece of hardware) Able to transfer data in a short period of time.
  7. Deep or sound (of sleep); fast asleep (of people). [16th-19th c.]
    • c. 1606, William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act V, scene 1:
      Since his majesty went into the field, I have seen her rise from her bed, throw her nightgown upon her, unlock her closet, take forth paper, fold it, write upon’t, read it, afterwards seal it, and again return to bed; yet all this while in a most fast sleep.
    Synonyms: deep, sound
    Antonym: light
  8. (of dyes or colours) Not running or fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light; permanent. [from 17th c.]
    Synonym: colour-fast
  9. (obsolete) Tenacious; retentive.
    • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Gardens
      Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their smells.
  10. (dated) Having an extravagant lifestyle or immoral habits. [from 18th c.]
    • 1852, John Swaby, Physiology of the Opera (page 74)
      [] we remember once hearing a fast man suggest that they were evidently "nobs who had overdrawn the badger by driving fast cattle, and going it high" — the exact signification of which words we did not understand []
    • 1979, Doug Fieger, "Good Girls Don't":
      You're alone with her at last / And you're waiting 'til you think the time is right / Cause you've heard she's pretty fast / And you're hoping that she'll give you some tonight.
  11. Ahead of the correct time or schedule. [from 19th c.]
    Synonyms: ahead, (as in “the clock is gaining x minutes per hour/day”) gain
    Antonyms: behind, slow
  12. (of photographic film) More sensitive to light than average. [from 20th c.]
Usage notes

In the context of nuclear reactors or weaponry, fission-spectrum neutrons (neutrons with the spectrum of energies produced by nuclear fission) are frequently referred to as fast neutrons, even though the majority of fission-spectrum neutrons have energies below the 1-million-electron-volt cutoff.

Synonyms
  • (occurring or happening within a short time): quick, rapid, speedy, swift
  • (capable of moving with great speed): see also Thesaurus:speedy
  • (rapidly consents to sexual activity): easy, slutty; see also Thesaurus:promiscuous
  • (firmly or securely fixed in place): see also Thesaurus:tight
Antonyms
  • (occurring or happening within a short time): slow
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations

Adverb

fast (comparative faster, superlative fastest)

  1. In a firm or secure manner, securely; in such a way as not to be moved; safe, sound [from 10th c.].
    • c. 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act II, scene 5[2]:
      Shylock:
      [] Do as I bid you; shut doors after you:
      Fast bind, fast find;
      A proverb never stale in thrifty mind.
    Synonyms: firmly, securely, tightly
    Antonym: loosely
  2. (of sleeping) Deeply or soundly [from 13th c.].
    Synonym: deeply
    Antonym: lightly
  3. Immediately following in place or time; close, very near [from 13th c.].
  4. Quickly, with great speed; within a short time [from 13th c.].
    Synonyms: quickly, rapidly, speedily, swiftly
    Antonym: slowly
  5. Ahead of the correct time or schedule.
    Synonym: ahead
    Antonym: behind
Translations

Noun

fast (plural fasts)

  1. (Britain, rail transport) A train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations
    Synonyms: express, express train, fast train
    Antonyms: local, slow train, stopper
Translations

Interjection

fast

  1. (archery) Short for "stand fast", a warning not to pass between the arrow and the target
    Antonym: loose
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English fasten, from Old English fæstan (verb), from Proto-Germanic *fastijan?, derived from *fastuz, and thereby related to Etymology 1. Cognate with Dutch vasten, German fasten, Old Norse fasta, Gothic ???????????????????????? (fastan), Russian ???? (post). The noun is probably from Old Norse fasta.

Verb

fast (third-person singular simple present fasts, present participle fasting, simple past and past participle fasted)

  1. (intransitive) To restrict one’s personal consumption, generally of food, but sometimes other things, in various manners (totally, temporally, by avoiding particular items), often for religious or medical reasons.
    Muslims fast during Ramadan and Catholics during Lent.
    • Thou didst fast and weep for the child.
Translations

Noun

fast (plural fasts)

  1. The act or practice of abstaining from food or of eating very little food.
    Synonym: fasting
  2. The period of time during which one abstains from or eats very little food.

Hyponyms

  • dharna (India)
Derived terms
Translations

References

  • fast in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
  • fast at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • AT&SF, ATFs, ATSF, FTAs, SAFT, TAFs, afts, fats, tafs

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fast/, [fasd?]

Adjective

fast

  1. firm
  2. solid
  3. tight
  4. fixed
  5. permanent
  6. regular
Inflection
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From German fast (almost, nearly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fast/, [fasd?]

Adverb

fast

  1. (dated) almost, nearly
    Synonyms: næsten, omtrent

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa?st/, [fæ??sd?]

Verb

fast

  1. imperative of faste

German

Etymology 1

From Old High German fasto, compare fest. Cognate with English adverb fast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fast/
  • Homophone: fasst

Adverb

fast

  1. almost; nearly
    Synonyms: beinahe, knapp, nahezu
    Antonym: ganz
  2. (in a negative clause) hardly
    Synonym: kaum

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fa?st/

Verb

fast

  1. inflection of fasen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative/imperative

Further reading

  • “fast” in Duden online
  • “fast” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Friedrich Kluge (1883) , “fast”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English fæst.

Adverb

fast

  1. fast (quickly)

Descendants

  • English: fast

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Adjective

fast (neuter singular fast, definite singular and plural faste)

  1. solid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent
Derived terms


Etymology 2

Verb

fast

  1. imperative of faste

References

  • “fast” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology. Akin to English fast.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f?st/

Adjective

fast (indefinite singular fast, definite singular and plural faste, comparative fastare, indefinite superlative fastast, definite superlative fastaste)

  1. solid, steady, firm, fixed, permanent, stuck

Derived terms

References

  • “fast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *fast?, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Adjective

fast

  1. solid, firm

Declension



Romanian

Etymology

From French faste.

Noun

fast n (uncountable)

  1. splendour, pomp

Declension


Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish faster, from Old Norse fastr, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see it for cognates and further etymology.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fast

  1. caught (unable to move freely), captured
  2. firm, fastened, unmoving
  3. solid (as opposed to liquid)
  4. although (short form of fastän)

Declension

Related terms

Adverb

fast

  1. fixed, firmly, steadily (synonymous to the adjective)
  2. almost, nearly

Conjunction

fast

  1. although, even though

Related terms

Anagrams

  • fats, saft, staf

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solid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French solide (as an adjective), from Latin solidus (solid). Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solidus, and sou.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) enPR: s?l'?d, IPA(key): /?s?l?d/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s?l?d/

Adjective

solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)

  1. (of an object or substance) That can be picked up or held, having a texture, and usually firm. Unlike a liquid or a gas.
  2. Large in size, quantity, or value.
    Synonyms: massive, substantial
  3. Lacking holes, hollows or admixtures of other materials.
  4. Strong or unyielding.
  5. (slang) Excellent, of high quality, or reliable.
  6. Hearty; filling.
  7. Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial; not frivolous or fallacious.
    • 1875-1886, J. A. Symonds, Renaissance in Italy: The revival of learning
      The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had projected in a poem.
  8. Financially well off; wealthy.
  9. Sound; not weak.
  10. (typography) Written as one word, without spaces or hyphens.
    Synonyms: (as in closed compound) closed, closed up
    Coordinate terms: hyphenation (noun), writing as separate words (noun)
  11. (printing, dated) Not having the lines separated by leads; not open.
  12. (US, politics, slang) United; without division; unanimous.
  13. Of a single color throughout.
  14. (of drawn lines) Continuous; unbroken; not dotted or dashed.
  15. (dated) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic.
  16. (of volumes of materials) Measured as a single solid, as the volumes of individual pieces added together without any gaps.
    Coordinate terms: loose, stacked

Hyponyms

  • rock solid

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

solid (plural solids)

  1. (chemistry) A substance in the fundamental state of matter that retains its size and shape without need of a container (as opposed to a liquid or gas).
  2. (geometry) A three-dimensional figure (as opposed to a surface, an area, or a curve).
  3. (informal) A favor.
    Please do me a solid: lend me your car for one week.
    I owe him; he did me a solid last year.
  4. An article of clothing which is of a single color throughout.
    I prefer solids over paisleys.
  5. (in the plural) Food which is not liquid-based.
    The doctor said I can't eat any solids four hours before the operation.

Translations

Adverb

solid (comparative more solid, superlative most solid)

  1. Solidly.
  2. (not comparable, typography) Without spaces or hyphens.
    Many long-established compounds are set solid.

References

  • solid at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

  • diols, idols, lidos, loids, sloid, soldi

Danish

Adjective

solid

  1. solid, robust
  2. strong
  3. substantial
  4. reliable

German

Alternative forms

  • solide (both are roughly equally common)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zo?li?t/

Adjective

solid (comparative solider, superlative am solidesten)

  1. solid

Declension

Further reading

  • “solid” in Duden online

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin solidus.

Adjective

solid m (feminine singular solida, masculine plural solids, feminine plural solidas)

  1. solid

Further reading

  • Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, ?ISBN, page 923.

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /so?lid/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French solide, Latin solidus.

Adjective

solid m or n (feminine singular solid?, masculine plural solizi, feminine and neuter plural solide)

  1. solid, firm
Synonyms
  • tare
Related terms
  • soliditate

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin solidus. Cf. also solz, possibly a doublet.

Noun

solid m (plural solizi)

  1. a solidus (Roman gold coin)

Further reading

  • solid in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i?d

Adjective

solid

  1. solid, massive, stable, reliable
  2. solvent, in good financial standing

Declension

Related terms

  • soliditet

Noun

solid c

  1. (geometry) a solid body

Declension

Anagrams

  • lodis

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