vastity

1 of 2

noun (1)

vas·​ti·​ty
-stətē,
-ətē,
-i
plural -es
archaic
: a waste or desolate condition
his nature inclining to peace, by which his country might enjoy plenty, hating war and discord, as the causes of vastity and penuryJ. B. Planché

vastity

2 of 2

noun (2)

"
plural -es
: vastitude
the dreadful vastity of the starsRose Macaulay

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French vastité, from Latin vastitat-, vastitas, from vastus empty, waste + -itat-, -itas -ity

Noun (2)

Latin vastitas, from vastus vast + -itas -ity

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“Vastity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vastity. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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