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adjective
1.
of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
2.
of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.
3.
very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money.
4.
very great in degree, intensity, etc.: an artisan of vast skill.
noun
5.
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
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Vastnesses
is always a great word to know.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1565–75; < Latin vastus empty, immense
1565–75; < Latin vastus empty, immense
Related forms
vast·ly, adverb
vast·ness, noun
su·per·vast, adjective
su·per·vast·ly, adverb
su·per·vast·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. measureless, boundless, gigantic, colossal, stupendous.
1. measureless, boundless, gigantic, colossal, stupendous.
Antonyms
1. small.
1. small.
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Word Origin & History
vast
1575, from M.Fr. vaste, from L. vastus "immense, extensive, huge," also "desolate, unoccupied, empty." The two meanings probably originally attached to two separate words, one with a long -a- one with a short -a-, that merged in early Latin (see waste). Very popular early 18c. as an intensifier.
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