vastness C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈvæstnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #33929 Meanings 1 noun unusual largeness in size or extent or number The vastness of the universe is astounding. 2 noun 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. 3 noun Something vast. He had a feeling that he was lost in the vastness of a huge forest. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · unusual largeness in size... grandness More enormityimmensity Etymology From vast + -ness. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # vastness **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈvæstnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 33929 ## Meanings 1. unusual largeness in size or extent or number 2. The quality of being vast. 3. Something vast. ## Examples - The vastness of the universe is astounding. - 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. - He had a feeling that he was lost in the vastness of a huge forest. ## Synonyms - enormity - immensity ## Etymology From vast + -ness. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown