Vastness

//ˈvæstnəs// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being vast. uncountable

    "He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts."

  2. 2
    unusual largeness in size or extent or number wordnet
  3. 3
    Something vast. countable

    "He had a feeling that he was lost in the vastness of a huge forest."

Synonyms

All synonyms
enormityenormousnessimmensityimmensityamplenessamplitude

Example

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"Comments have a mysterious way of getting lost in the vastness of Tatoebastan."

Etymology

From vast + -ness.

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