hard and fastnessn.

Brit.

/ˌhɑːd (ə)n(d) ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/,

/ˌhɑːd (ə)n(d) ˈfas(t)nəs/, U.S.

/ˌhɑrd ən ˈfæs(t)nəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hard and fast adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < hard and fast adj. + -ness suffix.

The quality or condition of being rigidly laid down or prescribed; inflexibility; fixedness. Cf. hard and fast adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun]

stablenessa1300

tack1412

steadfastnessc1450

surenessc1450

stability1470

radicationa1500

constance1509

steadiness1530

certitudea1533

firmance1533

staidness1556

establishment1561

settledness1571

settling1582

state1597

groundedness1601

inviscerationa1631

setness1642

unmalleableness1644

fixedness1647

poise1649

inveteracy1716

well-foundedness1735

fixity1791

unmalleability1828

deep-rootedness1860

instatement1877

steady state1885

hard and fastness1897

1897 Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. Mar. 56/1 The ‘hard-and-fastness’ of some of the definitions in classification of surgical fevers will challenge decided criticism.

1936 Columbia Law Rev. 36 1015 The black-letter principles, despite their hard-and-fastness, seem to have..a direct application to practical affairs.

1950 Kenyon Rev. 12 144 The hard-and-fastness of the distinction..seems to me about the most limiting thing in his criticism.

2004 WoW Insider (Nexis) 2 Jan. The hard and fastness of this rule varies a bit between specs and playstyles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hard and fastness
释义	hard and fastnessn. Brit. /ˌhɑːd (ə)n(d) ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/, /ˌhɑːd (ə)n(d) ˈfas(t)nəs/, U.S. /ˌhɑrd ən ˈfæs(t)nəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: hard and fast adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < hard and fast adj. + -ness suffix. The quality or condition of being rigidly laid down or prescribed; inflexibility; fixedness. Cf. hard and fast adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > stability, fixity > [noun] stablenessa1300 tack1412 steadfastnessc1450 surenessc1450 stability1470 radicationa1500 constance1509 steadiness1530 certitudea1533 firmance1533 staidness1556 establishment1561 settledness1571 settling1582 state1597 groundedness1601 inviscerationa1631 setness1642 unmalleableness1644 fixedness1647 poise1649 inveteracy1716 well-foundedness1735 fixity1791 unmalleability1828 deep-rootedness1860 instatement1877 steady state1885 hard and fastness1897 1897 Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. Mar. 56/1 The ‘hard-and-fastness’ of some of the definitions in classification of surgical fevers will challenge decided criticism. 1936 Columbia Law Rev. 36 1015 The black-letter principles, despite their hard-and-fastness, seem to have..a direct application to practical affairs. 1950 Kenyon Rev. 12 144 The hard-and-fastness of the distinction..seems to me about the most limiting thing in his criticism. 2004 WoW Insider (Nexis) 2 Jan. The hard and fastness of this rule varies a bit between specs and playstyles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1897
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