expanse C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪkˈspæns/ UK /ɪkˈspæns/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like expense /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 noun a wide, open, continuous area of something An endless expanse of dunes stretched to the horizon. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a wide, open, continuous... stretchsweepextentareabreadthtractspread Word family Related forms expandexpansionexpansive Etymology AI details From Latin expansum ('a spreading out'), neuter past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). expandere Latin pandere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # expanse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪkˈspæns/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪkˈspæns/ ## Meanings 1. a wide, open, continuous area of something ## Examples - An endless expanse of dunes stretched to the horizon. ## Synonyms - stretch - sweep - extent - area - breadth - tract - spread ## Related Forms - expand - expansion - expansive ## Roots and Affixes - Root: expandere - Root: pandere ## Etymology From Latin expansum ('a spreading out'), neuter past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). ## AI Etymology Expanse is from Latin expansum ('a spreading out'), neuter past participle of expandere ('to spread out'), from ex- ('out') + pandere ('to spread, stretch'). Important recorded forms include expandere (Latin) and pandere (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a wide, open, continuous area of something. The wider family includes related words such as expand, expansion, and expansive. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown