fest

Meaning

1. firm; compact; hard
2. firm; fixed; rigid
3. firm; steadfast
4. (informal) firm; steadfast

Concepts

solid

firm

hard

fast

firmly

tightly

steady

strong

steadfast

tight

stiff

fixed

resolute

tough

substantial

constant

consistent

sound

🔉

unflinching

of small bulk

determined

immovable

tighten

sturdy

fix

stable

secure

resistant

solidly

compact

feast

fat

exactly

burly

everlasting

eternal

concrete

enduring

earnestly

compactly

brave

acutely

immobile

icy

durable

healthy

⚕️

hard-line

inexorable

intensely

diligently

Synonyms

hart

wiederstandsfähig

haltbar

dicht

stetig

stabil

befestigt

stark

beständig

kräftig

ständig

konstant

fix

unablässig

gediegen

standhaft

sicher

kompakt

ehern

solide

feststehend

starr

firm

zäh

steif

eng

straff

zuverlässig

massig

entschlossen

massiv

tüchtig

robust

knapp

stramm

unerschütterlich

unbeweglich

dauerhaft

resolut

gesetzt

entschieden

eisern

verspannt

unnachgiebig

echt

tief

tapfer

stattlich

konsistent

bestimmt

Translations

vast

sólido

stevig

ferme

firme

solido

solide

firme

duro

duro

dur

fixe

hecht

fijo

robuust

Dialects

Appenzell Innerrhoden

fest

Basel-Landschaft

bhääb

Basel-Landschaft

fescht

St. Gallen

ròòss

Zürich

fest

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: vest

Inherited from Old High German: festi

In summary

From Middle High German vest, from Old High German festi, from Proto-West Germanic *fast, from Proto-Germanic *fastuz; see there for cognates and further etymology.