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vast

VAST/væst/UKVAHST/vɑːst/

Noun pluralvasts

4 meanings of vast

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Extremely great in size, amount, or how far something reaches.

    Like an ocean that seems to go on forever.

    The desert covers a vast area of dry sand.

    A vast crowd filled the square for the festival.

    Similarhuge, enormous, immense, massive, tremendous

    Oppositetiny, small, minuscule, negligible

  2. 2
    adjective
    Very large or very wide, either in real space or as an idea.

    Like a field so wide you cannot see the far side.

    A vast field stretched out in every direction.

    She felt a vast sense of relief after hearing the news.

    Similarhuge, immense, enormous, extensive, expansive

    Oppositetiny, small, narrow, limited

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  3. 3
    nounliterary
    A huge open space that feels endless.

    Like looking up at a sky so big it has no end.

    The lone traveler gazed into the vast of the desert night.

    Far below, the vast of the ocean spread without a single ship.

    Similarexpanse, vastness, immensity, void

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  1. 4
    adjectiveobsolete
    Empty, lonely, and wild, like land where no one lives.
    the empty, vast, and wandering air
    c. 1593, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third:”Here, vast means empty, wild, and lonely.
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Origin

It comes from Latin vastus, meaning 'empty' or 'immense'. It is related to the word 'waste'.