vastness
The quality of being vastThe quality of being vast.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being vast.
обширностьobširnostʹ, ширьširʹ, просторprostor
(countable)Something vast.
- unusual largeness in size or extent or number
Examples
10 sentencesHe felt the vastness of space.
The stars shine brightly in the vastness of space.
The sea’s vastness humbles all who gaze upon it.
Algeria's most distinct feature is the vastness of its territory.
We, humanity, are most likely not alone in the vastness of this universe.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: vastnesses| Singular | vastness |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- unusual largeness in size or extent or number:enormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensitysizeablenesswideness
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.