vastness

[ vast-nis ]

/ ˈvæst nɪs /

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noun

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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Origin of vastness

First recorded in 1600–10; vast + -ness

OTHER WORDS FROM vastness

su·per·vast·ness, noun

Words nearby vastness

Västerås, Vasthi, vastitude, vastity, vastly, vastness, vastus, vasty, vat, vat dye, vatic

How to use vastness in a sentence

Here, I can actually see what the entire valley looks like, far more vast and cavernous than even my imagination allowed.
‘Demon’s Souls’ review: The ideal PlayStation 5 launch game|Gene Park|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
The new structure will apply to the “vast majority” of developers who charge for apps and in-app purchases on Apple’s devices, the company said.
Apple to cut app store fees in half for most developers|Verne Kopytoff|November 18, 2020|Fortune
The Ozone Project’s vast first-party data trove promises advertisers a high degree of targeting and the combined reach of campaigns across all publishers is competitive with Facebook or Google.
Deep Dive: How the future of publishing is taking shape in the ongoing coronavirus crisis era|Pierre Bienaimé|November 17, 2020|Digiday
Intricate branches extend from their bodies, buried deep in the skin, to a vast area of the hand.
This Is How We’ll Engineer Artificial Touch|Shelly Fan|November 17, 2020|Singularity Hub

Manufacturing and distributing these vaccines would be a vast undertaking at the best of times, let alone when the world’s economies and supply chains are already reeling from the pandemic.
Moderna says its covid-19 vaccine is nearly 95% effective|Will Heaven|November 16, 2020|MIT Technology Review
These sculptures all around the city make the vastness almost like a treasure hunt!
New York Is Not Really the Best Place for the All-Star Game|Sarah Langs|July 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His artwork is heavily influenced by the vastness of the big, open sky.
James Turrell: Looking Back at 50 Years of Illuminating Light as Art|Jean Trinh|May 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I was either looking down at my notebook or out at the vastness of the site, which itself felt completely arbitrary.
At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, a Steady Drip of Toxic Trouble|Eric Nusbaum|February 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There is a secret, complicated, and self-defeating vastness to it.
Chris Christie Is the Latest Jersey Joke but His Fans Don’t Seem to Care|David Roth|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Where vastness once signaled bounty, it gives off now a whiff—and sometimes more than that—of excess, of self-indulgence.
The End of Really Big|Tunku Varadarajan|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Of the vastness of the households with which these grands seigneurs surrounded themselves, enough has already been said.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
From without––from the vastness of sea and night––came a confused and distant wail, as of the lamentation of a multitude.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan
Our solar system is thus very isolated in the vastness of Infinitude.
Astronomy for Amateurs|Camille Flammarion
Nor did the threat stay out in the vastness between the planets.
The Planet Strappers|Raymond Zinke Gallun
And the greater crowd which would be gathered there by the end of the first week would carry off the vastness of the preparations.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope