Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The quality of being vast.
обширностьobširnostʹ, ширьširʹ, просторprostor
(countable)Something vast.
More definitions
- 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
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By meaning 1
quality of being vast:
Forms
plural: vastnesses| Singular | vastness |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- unusual largeness in size or extent or number:enormousnessgrandnessgreatnessimmensenessimmensitysizeablenesswideness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedvast
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable