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

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Etymology

Origin of vastness

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

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Example Sentences

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vastness

The part of L.A where the city’s vastness, paradoxically, produces pockets of unusual intimacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s a reminder that the vastness is always present, beyond the city’s bright lights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

After it reaches an orbit near that of the telescope, the robot must locate Swift across the vastness of space.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Fans also balked at the size of the Costcos and the vastness of the highways.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

Gamow calculated that by the time it crossed the vastness of the cosmos, the radiation would reach Earth in the form of microwaves.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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