vastness

American  

[vast-nis] / ˈvæst nɪs /

noun

1. the fact or quality of being very great in extent, size, degree, amount, etc.; immensity or hugeness.

   Given the vastness of the country, improved infrastructure will have to precede any economic development.

   I was awestruck by the sheer vastness of her knowledge on the subject.

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Other Word Forms

• supervastness noun

Etymology

Origin of vastness

First recorded in 1600–10; vast ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

The second category is geography, the vastness of the country taken as a symbol of its variety and richness.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite the vastness of space and the complexities of our problems, that answer alone offers fuel for the fire of hope and wonder Carl Sagan ignited in me long ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Really, I think, the vastness of today and what we are looking at as far as the future for all of us is just so twisted in turmoil.

From Los Angeles Times

During the same days Penelope had spent aboard the Acorn, fishing and pondering the vastness of the sea, Edward Ashton too had been on the move, and he had covered a great deal of ground.

From Literature

The singer has previously written about the "vastness" of his grief and about how the death of his sons changed him.

From BBC

Related Words

• expanse