Vastness Meaning
/ˈvæstnəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe quality of being vast.
nounSomething vast.
Sentence Examples
Comments have a mysterious way of getting lost in the vastness of Tatoebastan.
Algeria's most distinct feature is the vastness of its territory.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Standing on the cliff, he was overwhelmed by the ____ of the ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was overwhelmed by the ____ of the ocean as he stared out from the deck of the large ship today.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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:
"He had a feeling that he was lost in the vastness of a huge forest."
— 1932, The Magnet - Bunter's Night Out:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Standing on the cliff, he was overwhelmed by the ____ of the ocean.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He was overwhelmed by the ____ of the ocean as he stared out from the deck of the large ship today.