Fantastically Fast
April 6, 2013
My theme for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge is contronyms. A contronym is a word with two or more opposite meanings, making it its own antonym. Click here to find out more about these quirky words.
 
Freya with the letter FAfter having so few options yesterday, I was happy to find plenty of F contronyms to choose from for today. I’ve decided to feature fast because I wish I could move fast but am mostly stuck fast to the couch.
 
Fast – able to move quickly, swift
 
~ or ~
 
Fast – not easily moved, firmly fixed in place
 
How about a picture montage to illustrate the opposing meanings of fast?
 
These cuties are running extremely fast:
Running Dogs
But these cuties are stuck fast in the mud:
Buffalo in the mud
 
This car makes your eyes water because it’s so fast:
Fast Car
But this car is going nowhere fast because it’s trapped fast in the snow:
Car stuck in snow
 
This kid is making a fast getaway:
Boy Running
While this kid is held fast in her mother’s arms:
Mom hugging daughter
 
Are you familiar with contronyms? There are other ‘F’ contronyms out there, can you think of any? How Fabulous is Freya with her letter F?
 
Images courtesy of:
Running dogs – Rosen Georgiev/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Buffalo – think4photop/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Fast car – M – Pics/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Snow car – WDRdesign
Boy running – chrisroll/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Hugging – David Castillo Dominici/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
 
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My theme for the Blogging from A to Z Challenge is contronyms. A contronym is a word with two or more opposite meanings, making it its own antonym. Click here to find out more about these quirky words.
 
Freya with the letter FAfter having so few options yesterday, I was happy to find plenty of F contronyms to choose from for today. I’ve decided to feature fast because I wish I could move fast but am mostly stuck fast to the couch.
 
Fast – able to move quickly, swift
 
~ or ~
 
Fast – not easily moved, firmly fixed in place
 
How about a picture montage to illustrate the opposing meanings of fast?
 
These cuties are running extremely fast:
Running Dogs
But these cuties are stuck fast in the mud:
Buffalo in the mud
 
This car makes your eyes water because it’s so fast:
Fast Car
But this car is going nowhere fast because it’s trapped fast in the snow:
Car stuck in snow
 
This kid is making a fast getaway:
Boy Running
While this kid is held fast in her mother’s arms:
Mom hugging daughter
 
Are you familiar with contronyms? There are other ‘F’ contronyms out there, can you think of any? How Fabulous is Freya with her letter F?
 
Images courtesy of:
Running dogs – Rosen Georgiev/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Buffalo – think4photop/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Fast car – M – Pics/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Snow car – WDRdesign
Boy running – chrisroll/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
Hugging – David Castillo Dominici/FreeDigitalPhotos.net
 
I’m trying a new spam solution, so if you have any issues posting a comment, please let me know using the Contact form. Thank you!    

Jocelyn Rish

Jocelyn Rish is a writer and filmmaker who never imagined her cheeky sense of humor would lead to a book about animal butts. When she's not researching fanny facts, she tutors kids to help them discover the magic of reading. Jocelyn has won numerous awards for her short stories, screenplays, short films, and novels and lives in South Carolina with her booty-ful dogs.