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vastness

vastness

15 3.8
Great size or amount that feels almost endless
  • noun
  • /ˈvæstnəs/
translation icon : 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.

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Examples

  • They live in the vastness of the Kalahari in small family groups.

  • So does going out onto the ocean and seeing its vastness or walking in the high mountains.

  • But sure, in the vastness of space, why not?

  • Are these the sounds of a music that comes to us across the vastness of space?

  • The vastness of it just gives you a whole new perspective on life.

  • 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.

  • That pure chance could be so kind that we could find one another in the vastness of space and the immensity of time.

  • Fear, anxiety and hope are only natural responses to the utter vastness and uncertainty of the universe.

Synonyms

magnitude
vsvastness
137 4.7

The size or importance of something compared to others

is used for absolute very great size rather than relative comparison
enormity
vsvastness
  • US
13 8.1

A very large size or amount

is focused on very great size, not on moral wrongdoing
immensity
vsvastness
7 6.8

A very large size or amount

is less extreme and means very great rather than beyond ordinary scale
bigness
vsvastness
6 2.8

The size or importance of something

is used for very great size or extent rather than ordinary size
hugeness
vsvastness
2 1.9

A very large size that is much bigger than normal

is slightly less emphatic, meaning very great without extra impressiveness
greatness
vsvastness
1 3.7

A very large size or amount, like a mountain

is used for very great size or extent rather than only unusual scale
largeness
vsvastness
1 3.2

A great physical size, like a tree or hall

is a stronger term indicating very great size or extent
muchness
vsvastness
1 8.2

A large amount of something that is hard to deal with

is focused on very great size or extent rather than just quantity
massiveness
vsvastness
1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

is used for great size or extent without stressing weight or mass
expansiveness
vsvastness
1 7.0

A large, wide area or an idea that seems impressive

is about very great size or extent rather than a process of expanding
extensiveness
vsvastness
1 7.5

Large size or range that includes many parts

is about very great size, extent, or number, not just range
immenseness
vsvastness
5.1

A very large size or amount that feels endless

is slightly less intense and means very great rather than extreme
sizeableness
vsvastness
7.5

A great physical size or a large amount

is used for very great size or extent rather than only moderate scale
enormousness
vsvastness
4.7

Very large size or amount

is a general term for very great size or extent, not only extreme cases
tremendousness
vsvastness
6.9

Being extremely large, powerful, or important and making people feel amazed

is a neutral label for very great size without adding emotional impressiveness

Antonyms

A state of not being important or having little effect

1 4.2

The state of having little power or influence

1 4.3

A limited range of ideas, knowledge, or choices

How Big

immensity
7 6.8
vastness
15 3.8
largeness
1 3.2
smallness
1 1.6

Surface Forms

vastness singular
vastnesses plural

Morphology

vastness = vast (transparent) = vast + ness

Standard formation of a noun from the adjective 'vast' with '-ness' indicating the quality or state, directly reflecting the base meaning.

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.