vastness

[vast-nis]

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.

Other Word Forms

• supervastness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of vastness¹

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

Related Words

• expanse