vastness
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vast
(văst)adj. vast·er, vast·est
1. Very great in size, extent, or quantity. See Synonyms at enormous.
2. Very great in scope or import: a vast improvement.
n. Archaic
An immense space.
[Latin vāstus.]
vast′ly adv.
vast′ness n.
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Noun | 1. | vastness - unusual largeness in size or extent or number enormity - vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task" |
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vastness
nounThe quality of being enormous:
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Translations
إتّساع، إمتِداد
nesmírnost
mérhetetlenség
feiknastærî; víîátta
uçsuz bucaksız olma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vastness
n (of size) → riesiges or gewaltiges Ausmaß, riesige Größe; (of distance) → ungeheures Ausmaß; (of ocean, plane, area) → riesige Weite; (of sums of money) → ungeheure Höhe; (of success) → Ausmaß nt; (of difference) → Größe f; (of knowledge, wealth) → gewaltiger Umfang
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
vastness
[ˈvɑːstnɪs] n (of territory) → vastità, immensitàthe vastness of his wealth → la vastità delle sue ricchezze
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vast
(vaːst) adjective of very great size or amount. He inherited a vast fortune.
ˈvastness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.