vastness
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3.8
- noun
- /ˈvæstnəs/
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inmensidad
- The vastness of the desert made me feel small and insignificant in comparison.
- vastness of the universe
- vastness of space
A drop of honey is lost in the vastness of the Aegean Sea.
- A drop of honey is lost in the vastness of the Aegean Sea.
- And we are just a humble member in that vastness of the cosmos.
- And for whatever reason, the magnitude of creation, the vastness of creation rested on my soul.
- The commercial web, as it turned out, grew into unbelievable vastness.
- But at the same time, when I stargaze and I look out into the vastness of space, I don't, I really feel insignificant.
- The pink page book with its musical notations, Or the enormous book that expresses with its size, the nature and depth, the vastness of its endeavour.
- And it's only in seeing an image like that that's so crisp and detailed that you can begin to kind of grapple with the vastness of scale.
- And to be without a story is to be lost, lost in the vastness of a world that spreads in all directions, like Arctic tundra or sea ice.
- But beyond those firewalls is a vastness of possibility with the Internet that they never see, information they never access.
- We are trapped in this tight little claustrophobic hallway and on the other side of the door is an infinite vastness.
- The blue sky, the vastness of that space is your awareness.
- So the cosmos is this vastness, this Infinity.
Examples
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They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups.
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So does going out onto the ocean and seeing its vastness or walking in the high mountains.
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But sure, in the vastness of space, why not?
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Are these the sounds of a music that comes to us across the vastness of space?
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The vastness of it just gives you a whole new perspective on life.
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I was touched by the beauty and vastness of what I saw out there.
Academic text (1993) -
All one needs to do is examine the vastness and isolation of their working environment.
Academic text (1993) -
A drop of honey is lost in the vastness of the Aegean Sea.
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That pure chance could be so kind that we could find one another in the vastness of space and the immensity of time.
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Fear, anxiety and hope are only natural responses to the utter vastness and uncertainty of the universe.
Synonyms
137
4.7
The size or importance of something compared to others
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8.1
A very large size or amount
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6.8
A very large size or amount
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2.8
The size or importance of something
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1.9
A very large size that is much bigger than normal
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3.7
A very large size or amount, like a mountain
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3.2
A great physical size, like a tree or hall
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8.2
A large amount of something that is hard to deal with
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5.4
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
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7.0
A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive
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7.5
Large size or range that includes many parts
A very large size or amount that feels endless
A great physical size or a large amount
Very large size or amount
Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed
Antonyms
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Vastness comes from the simple word vast and the ending -ness. Vast comes from an old Latin word meaning 'empty' or 'huge', so imagine a wide, empty ocean or desert. That feeling of great space is the 'vastness' we mean today.