hard-and-fast

1. 1.

   (of rules) stringently enforced

   “hard-and-fast rules”

   Synonymsstrict

   Similarinvariable

Questions about hard-and-fast

What does hard-and-fast mean?

hard-and-fast means "(of rules) stringently enforced".

How many syllables are in hard-and-fast?

hard-and-fast has 3 syllables and divides as har-d-and--fast under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for hard-and-fast?

Close synonyms include strict. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.