slow vs fast

slow is not a noun while fast is a noun.

slow and fast both are adjectives.

slow and fast both are verbs.

slow and fast both are adverbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
slow	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
fast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

slow (noun)	fast (noun)
	abstaining from food

slow (adjective)	fast (adjective)
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time	acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly
at a slow tempo	at a rapid tempo
(used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time	(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
(of business) not active or brisk	(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity	unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness	securely fixed in place
	hurried and brief
	unrestrained by convention or morality
	resistant to destruction or fading
	(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

slow (verb)	fast (verb)
lose velocity; move more slowly	abstain from eating
become slow or slower	abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
cause to proceed more slowly

slow (adverb)	fast (adverb)
without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')	quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
showing a time that is earlier than the actual time	firmly or closely

Difference between slow and fast

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