vastness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvæstnəs/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English vast Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English vastness From vast + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being vast.
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.
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter V, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
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(countable) Something vast.
He had a feeling that he was lost in the vastness of a huge forest.
1932, The Magnet - Bunter's Night Out:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vastnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (17)
ga ollmhéid (quality of being vast) · pl bezkresność (quality of being vast) · es vastedad (quality of being vast) · eo vasteco (quality of being vast) · it immensità (quality of being vast) · ru простор (quality of being vast) · pl bezkres (something vast) · es vastedad (something vast) · fi valtavuus (quality of being vast) · io imensega (quality of being vast) · bg необятност (quality of being vast) · it vastità (quality of being vast) · bg обширност (quality of being vast) · ru обширность (quality of being vast) · la immānitās (quality of being vast) · fr immensité (quality of being vast) · ru ширь (quality of being vast)