fastened

/ˈfæsɪnd/

/ˈfæsɪnd/

Something that's fastened is securely attached or closed, like the fastened latch on your front door or the fastened buttons on your jacket.

The adjective fastened and related verb fasten come from the Old English fæstnian, "make fast or firm, fix, or secure." When you snap your raincoat, you fasten it — and you can then describe it as fastened. Anything that's closed or held in place this way is also fastened, whether it's a gate, a necklace, or a seat belt.

Definitions of fastened

1. adjective

   firmly closed or secured
   “found the gate fastened”

   “a fastened seatbelt”

   synonyms:

   pegged-down

   fastened by pegs

   antonyms:

   unfastened

   not closed or secured

   unbarred, unbolted, unlatched, unlocked, unsecured

   not firmly fastened or secured

   undone

   not fastened or tied or secured
2. adjective

   furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike
   synonyms: buttoned

   botonee, botonnee

   (of a heraldic cross) having a cluster of three buttons or knobs at the end of each arm

   button-down

   of a shirt; having the ends of the collar fastened down by buttons
3. adjective

   fastened with strings or cords
   synonyms: tied

   knotted

   tied with a knot