Synonyms for Fastness (same or very similar meaning)
WordNet sense 1 (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment):
fixity, fixture, fixedness, secureness
WordNet sense 2 (a strongly fortified defensive structure):
stronghold
WordNet sense 3 (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens):
speed, swiftness
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