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fastness vs donjon

donjon vs fastness

fastness and donjon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fastness Yes No No No
donjon Yes No No No
As nouns, donjon is a hyponym of fastness; that is, donjon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fastness:
  • fastness: a strongly fortified defensive structure
  • donjon: the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
Other hyponyms of fastness include bastion, citadel, blockhouse, hold, dungeon, keep, redoubt.
fastness (noun) donjon (noun)
a strongly fortified defensive structure the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress
a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
Difference between fastness and donjon

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