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Definition: Fastest |
FastestAdverb1. Most quickly. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "fastest" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1532. (references) |
Synonym: FastestSynonym: quickest (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Fastest |
| English words defined with "fastest": complete ♦ finish. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "fastest": America On-Line, Inc. ♦ consolidation trickling ♦ DEC Alpha, Ditch-in-front, ditch-in-rear, ditch both sides ♦ Fast Fourier Transform ♦ grep ♦ IntelDX4 ♦ oxygen steel ♦ P wave, Powersoft Corporation ♦ supercomputer. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "fastest": Fast. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, not only does he treat his editor-in-chief with respect, but he is, in my forty years of experience, the fastest typist I have ever encountered (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster) Hey you're s'posed to be the fastest thing in the Valley man, but that can't be your car. It must be your mama's car (American Graffiti; writing credit: George Lucas ; Gloria Katz) They don't call me the fastest gum in the west for nothing, ya know (Muppet Babies; writing credit: Katherine Lawrence; Jeffrey Scott) One word and you'll be the fastest man alive with a limp (Justice League; writing credit: Paul Whitehouse) Fastest transition in the world: from human to corpse (Scream and Scream Again; writing credit: Peter Saxon; Christopher Wicking) | |
Lyrics | You're the fastest runner but you're not allowed to win (NO ONE IS TO BLAME; performing artist: Howard Jones) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Fastest Tongue in the West (1971) Fastest Guitar in the West (1967) The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Fastest Popgun in the West (1962) The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) | |
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 | Probably photographed off Norfolk, Virginia, in 1917. Note fish mounted atop her pilothouse, snappily dressed crewmen and mansions in the background. Hopkins, whose relatively high speed of 10.4 knots is advertised on the sign describing her as "the fastest fish boat running between this city and the fish nets", was commissioned in the Navy on 3 October 1918 as USS Hopkins (SP-3294). She was transferred to the War Department on 4 March 1920. Credit: NAVY. |  | The fastest time on record. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | The Empire State Express, one of the fastest trains in the world, speeds along the east bank of the Hudson River in ... New York ... Credit: Library of Congress. |  | The darktown bicycle race-the start: "Now for de fastest record eber known". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Convair 880 - world's fastest jetliner--General Dynamics / Erik Nitsche. Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "101 on the 101" by Kd Kelly Commentary: "This is the last and fastest of my speedometer pictures - taken on the 101 southbound in the early afternoon. it's blurry, but remember, i was going a hundred one miles per hour in a 95 buick regal. taking pictures. i had a low fuel light on too, but i mi" | "Night is Coming" by Luke Wertz Commentary: "The sun broke through the clouds quite quickly and sank in just a matter of minutes -- it was one of the fastest sunsets I ever saw." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Matthew Prior | Who walks the fastest, but walks astray, is only furthest from his way. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The heat of the glowing coals was such that the candle upon the table melted on the side towards the furnace and was burning fastest on that side |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States and estimates are that they will be the largest minority group by the middle of this century. (references) | |
In nearly one-third of Americans infected with HIV, injection drug use is a risk factor, making drug abuse the fastest growing vector for the spread of HIV in the nation. (references) | ||
Approximately 4 million Americans are 85 years old or older, and in most industrialized countries, this age group is one of the fastest growing segments of the population. (references) | ||
Business | Is one of the most dynamic and fastest growing segments. (references) | |
Petrochemicals is among the fastest growing sectors in India. (references) | ||
Telecommunications is one of the fastest growing markets in Estonia. (references) | ||
Economic History | Portugal | Services are currently the fastest growing segment. (references) |
New Zealand | Unprocessed snacks are among the fastest growing supermarket sales category. (references) | |
Greece | Services represent the largest and fastest growing sectors of the Greek economy. (references) | |
Political Economy | Ireland | In 2001, Ireland has one of the fastest growing economies in the industrialized world. (references) |
ITALY | Services Barriers: Italy is one of the world's largest markets for all forms of telephony and the largest and fastest growing European market for mobile telephony. (references) | |
FINLAND | Fueled by the booming Nokia-led electronics industry, Finland has been amongst the fastest growing economies in the European Union (EU) with GDP growth averaging 4.8 percent per annum since 1994. Finland's membership in the EU, Finland joined on January 1, 1995, also helped spur structural changes in key economic sectors. (references) | |
Trade | Switzerland | Although somewhat more expensive, these product groups are the fastest growing. (references) |
Canada | Services exports constitute the fastest growing component of the US-Canada bilateral trade relationship. (references) | |
Travel | Cape Verde | The fastest and the most common way to get to Cape Verde is by air. (references) |
Worker Rights | Netherlands | The white-collar unions' membership is the fastest growing. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Fastest" is generally used as an adjective (superlative) -- approximately 87.24% of the time. "Fastest" is used about 822 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (superlative) | 87.24% | 717 | 9,374 |
| Adverb (general) | 12.76% | 105 | 31,781 |
| Total | 100.00% | 822 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "fastest": the fastest man alive. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "fastest": fastest-ever, fastest-evolving, fastest-expanding, fastest-growing, fastest-moving, fastest-rising, fastest-rotating, fastest-spreading. | |
Ending with "fastest": second-fastest. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "fastest"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 快速地 (Faster, swiftly). (various references) | |
Danish | hurtigste rute (fastest means, quickest route). (various references) | |
Dutch | snelste weg (fastest means, quickest route). (various references) | |
Finnish | nopein kuljetustie (fastest means, quickest route). (various references) | |
French | voie la plus rapide (fastest means). (various references) | |
German | schnellste (quickest, speediest, swiftest). (various references) | |
Greek | η πιο σύντομη οδός (fastest means, quickest route). (various references) | |
Italian | la via più rapida (fastest means, quickest route). (various references) | |
Korean | 빨리 (Faster, Quick, Quicker, Quickest, soon, sooner, soonest). (various references) | |
Manx | s'tappee. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | astestfay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | via mais rápida (fastest means, quickest route), maior crescimento (fastest-growing). (various references) | |
Russian | самый быстрый. (various references) | |
Spanish | lo más rápido. (various references) | |
Swedish | snabbaste. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 6, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Su de nhsteuwn aleiyai sou thn kefalhn kai to proswpon sou niyai |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Tu autem cum ieiunas ungue caput tuum et faciem tuam lava |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þu soðlice þanne þu fæste smere þinheafeð. & þweah þine ansiene. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But whanne thou fastist, anoynte thin heed, and waische thi face, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But thou whe thou fastest annoynte thyne heed and washe thy face |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thy head, and wash thy face; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But when you go without food, put oil on your head and make your face clean; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 6, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Apan ikaw, sa magapuasa ka, kina-hanglan manghiso ka hinoon sa imong ulo ug manghilam-os ka sa imong nawong, |
| Croatian | Ti naprotiv, kad postiš, pomaži glavu i umij lice |
| Danish | Men du, når du faster, da salv dit Hoved, og to dit Ansigt, |
| Dutch | Maar gij, als gij vast, zalft uw hoofd, en wast uw aangezicht; |
| Finnish | Vaan kun sinä paastoat, niin voitele pääsi ja pese kasvosi, |
| French | Mais quand tu jeûnes, parfume ta tête et lave ton visage, |
| German | Wenn du aber fastest, so salbe dein Haupt und wasche dein Angesicht, |
| Haitian Creole | Men ou menm, lè w'ap fè jèn, penyen tèt ou byen penyen, lave figi ou byen lave. |
| Hungarian | Te pedig mikor bõjtölsz, kend meg a te fejedet, és a te orczádat mosd meg; |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi kalau kalian berpuasa, cucilah mukamu dan sisirlah rambutmu, |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi engkau ini, apabila engkau puasa, minyakilah kepalamu, dan basuhlah mukamu, |
| Italian | Tu invece, quando digiuni, profumati la testa e lavati il volto, |
| Latvian | Bet tu, kad gavç, svaidi savu galvu un nomazgâ savu seju, |
| Manx Gaelic | Agh uss, tra t'ou trostey, jean dty chione y ooillaghey, as dty eddin y oonlaghey: |
| Maori | Engari ka nohopuku koe, kaukauria tou upoko, horoia hoki tou kanohi; |
| Norwegian | Men du, når du faster, da salv ditt hode og vask ditt ansikt, |
| Portuguese | Tu, porém, quando jejuares, unge a tua cabeça, e lava o teu rosto, |
| Rumanian | Ci tu, cknd postewti, unge-yi capul, wi spalq-yi faya, |
| Russian | б ФЩ, ЛПЗДБ РПУФЙЫШУС, РПНБЦШ ЗПМПЧХ ФЧПА Й ХНПК МЙГЕ ФЧПЕ, |
| Shuar | Antsu ámeka ijiarmamsha pénker temashmaram pénker jaupmitia. |
| Spanish | Pero tú, cuando ayunes, unge tu cabeza y lávate la cara, |
| Swahili | Wewe lakini unapofunga, paka kichwa chako mafuta, nawa uso wako, |
| Swedish | Nej, när du fastar, smörj då ditt huvud och två ditt ansikte, |
| Uma | Jadi', ane mopuasa' -ta, monoku pai' mokarabii-ta, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Misspellings | |
"Fastest" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: fasets, fastet, Fastext, fasties, fastish, fastits, fastnets, Fustes, fustest, lastest. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "fastest" (pronounced fa"stust) |
| 4 | -t u s t | anesthetist, apprenticed, absolutist, artist, bluntest, brightest, clarinetist, cornettist, cultist, dentist, elitist, faintest, fattest, fittest, greatest, hottest, latest, leftist, librettist, lightest, neatest, neuroscientist, noticed, orthodontist, quietest, quietist, remotest, rightist, scientist, separatist, shortest, slightest, smartest, softest, strictest, sweetest, swiftest, tightest, unnoticed, wettest, whitest. |
| 3 | -u s t | agonist, agriculturalist, agronomist, alarmist, alchemist, allergist, amethyst, amorist, analyst, anarchist, anatomist, anesthesiologist, angriest, animist, antagonist, anthropologist, anticommunist, apologist, aquarist, archaeologist, archivist, arsonist, accompanist, ablest, abolitionist, abortionist, activist, atheist, August, ballast, balloonist, barest, behaviorist, biased, bicyclist, biggest, biochemist, biologist, bitterest, blackest, bleakest, bloodiest, bluest, boldest, botanist, bravest, breakfast, briefest, broadest, busiest, buttressed, calloused, canoeist, canvassed, capitalist, cardiologist, caricaturist, cartoonist, catalyst, cellist, chauvinist, cheapest, choicest, classicist, cleanest, closest, coldest, colonialist, colonist, columnist, communist, conservationist, contortionist, conversationalist, coolest, craziest, creamiest, criminologist, cruelest, cyclist, darkest, hygienist, idealist, ideologist, illusionist, immunologist, imperialist, impressionist, deadliest, dearest, deepest, deforest, deist, densest, dermatologist, determinist, direst, dirtiest, dishonest, disinterest, driest, druggist, dullest, dumbest, earliest, earnest, easiest, ecologist, economist, editorialist, eldest, embarrassed, empiricist, encompassed, encyclopedist, endocrinologist, entomologist, environmentalist, epidemiologist, ethicist, ethnomusicologist, exhibitionist, exorcist, expressionist, extremist, fairest, fanciest, farthest, fascist, federalist, feminist, fetishist, fewest, fiercest, finalist, finest, firmest, flimsiest, florist, focused, focussed, foggiest, fondest, forest, formalist, freest, freshest, friendliest, fullest, fundamentalist, funnest, funniest, furthest, generalist, geneticist, gentlest, geologist, gerontologist, goldest, grandest, gravest, grayest, greediest, greenest, grimaced, grimmest, grooviest, guitarist, gymnast, gynecologist, happiest, hardest, harnessed, harshest, harvest, healthiest, heaviest, heftiest, herbalist, highest, hippest, hobbyist, holiest, honest, hugest, humblest, humorist, individualist, industrialist, institutionalist, instrumentalist, interest, internationalist, internist, interventionist, isolationist, jaundiced, journalist, juiciest, junkiest, keenest, kindest, kremlinologist, largest, laziest, leanest, likeliest, linguist, littlest, liveliest, lobbyist, locust, longest, loudest, lowest, loyalist, luckiest, lyricist, machinist, manicurist, mannerist, masochist, materialist, meanest, medalist, mercantilist, merest, meteorologist, methodist, microbiologist, mightiest, mildest, mineralogist, misogynist, modernist, modest, monopolist, motorcyclist, motorist, musicologist, narrowest, nastiest, nationalist, naturalist, nearest, neediest, neurologist, neutralist, newest, noblest, noisiest, noncommunist, nonconformist, noninterest, novelist, nutritionist, oboist, obstructionist, oddest, oldest, oncologist, ophthalmologist, opportunist, organist, orthopedist, pacifist, paleontologist, palest, panelist, pathologist, pessimist, pharmacist, philanthropist, photojournalist, physiologist, pianist, polemicist, poorest, populist, prefaced, prejudiced, premised, preservationist, prettiest, priciest, promised, propagandist, protagonist, protectionist, proudest, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, psychotherapist, purchased, purest, quickest, racist, radiologist, rainforest, rainiest, rapist, rarest, receptionist, reddest, refocused, reforest, repurchased, reservationist, reservist, resurfaced, revolutionist, rheumatologist, richest, riskiest, ritziest, roughest, rudest, saddest, sadist, safest, satirist, savviest, scariest, secessionist, secularist, segregationist, seismologist, semifinalist, serologist, serviced, severest, sexiest, shakiest, sharpest, showiest, shrewdest, sickest, silliest, simplest, skimpiest, skinniest, sleekest, slickest, slimmest, sloppiest, slowest, smallest, smoggiest, smoothest, socialist, sociologist, soonest, soundest, specialist, spiritualist, stablest, staunchest, steepest, sternest, stickiest, stiffest, stormiest, strangest, strategist, strongest, stupidest, supremacist, surest, surfaced, survivalist, tallest, tannest, technologist, televangelist, tempest, terraced, theorist, therapist, thickest, thinnest, thorniest, tiniest, toniest, toughest, tourist, toxicologist, traditionalist, trendiest, trickiest, truest, ugliest, ultranationalist, unbiased, unfocused, unionist, unkindest, urologist, violinist, violist, virologist, vocalist, warmest, weakest, wealthiest, weirdest, widest, wildest, wisest, witnessed, worthiest, yellowest, youngest, zaniest, zoologist. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-s-s-t-t" | |
-1 letter: feasts, safest, states, tasset, tastes. | |
-2 letters: asset, easts, fasts, fates, feast, feats, fetas, safes, sates, seats, setts, state, stats, stets, tasse, taste, tates, teats, testa, tests. | |
-3 letters: ates, east, eats, efts, etas, fast, fate, fats, feat, fess, feta, fets, safe, sate, seas, seat, seta, sets, sett, stat, stet, tass, tate, tats, teas, teat. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-s-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: stedfast. | |
+2 letters: falsettos, fattiness, outfeasts, steadfast, talkfests. | |
+3 letters: defeatists, festinates, foretastes, frustrates, fustigates, infestants, stratifies, transfects. | |
+4 letters: aftertastes, distasteful, fattinesses, flyswatters, rijsttafels, stagecrafts, statecrafts, steadfastly, stepfathers, tactfulness. | |
+5 letters: disinfestant, fantasticoes, forestations, infestations, manifestants, sinfoniettas, steamfitters, suffragettes, tastefulness, thiosulfates. | |
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