Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality of being vast.

    обширностьobširnostʹ, ширьširʹ, просторprostor

  2. (countable)Something vast.

More definitions
  • unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Examples

10 sentences
  1. He felt the vastness of space.

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  2. The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.

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  3. The sea’s vastness humbles all who gaze upon it.

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  4. Algeria's most distinct feature is the vastness of its territory.

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  5. We, humanity, are most likely not alone in the vastness of this universe.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
quality of being vast:

Forms

plural: vastnesses
Singularvastness
Pluralvastnesses

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedvast

See also

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