vast
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adjective \ˈvast\Definition of VAST
: very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially in extent or range <vast knowledge> <a vast expanse>
— vast·ly adverb
— vast·ness \ˈvas(t)-nəs\ noun
See Examples of VAST
- She has a vast amount of knowledge on this subject.
- The policy is supported by the vast majority of citizens.
- a vast expanse of land
Origin of VAST
Latin vastus; akin to Old High German wuosti empty, desolate, Old Irish fás
First Known Use: 1585
Related to VAST
- Synonyms
- astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, huge, vasty, walloping, whacking, whopping
- Antonyms
- bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, wee
See Synonym Discussion at enormous
2vast
nounDefinition of VAST
: a boundless space <the vast of heaven — John Milton>
First Known Use of VAST
1604
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