Feste — meaning in English

English meaning

• fastness noun How fast something is, in whichever sense the word is used.
• firmament noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.

Senses

Feste is used for these senses in English:

• fastness (archaic) Of a fortress or other place: the quality or state of being secure from access or attack; safety, security.
• firmament (usually, uncountable, literary, poetic, also, figuratively) The vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.

fastness — full definition

1. noun How fast something is, in whichever sense the word is used.
2. noun The state of being firmly fixed or securely attached.
3. noun How well a dye keeps its color without fading.
4. noun The quality of moving or happening very quickly.

firmament — full definition

1. noun The sky, especially thought of as a vast dome or vault overhead.
2. noun A particular field or sphere of activity, used figuratively.

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