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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vast /væst/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - of very great area or size:a vast continent.
- very great in quantity or amount:the Pharaoh's vast wealth.
vast•ly, adv. vast•ness, n. [uncountable]the sheer vastness of space. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vast (vast, väst),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. adj. - of very great area or extent;
immense:the vast reaches of outer space. - of very great size or proportions;
huge;
enormous:vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war. - very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.:vast sums of money.
- very great in degree, intensity, etc.:an artisan of vast skill.
n. - [Literary.]an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- Latin vastus empty, immense
- 1565–75
vast′ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged measureless, boundless, gigantic, colossal, stupendous.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged small.
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