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vast

//vɑːst//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for vast

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
vaster
Superlative
vastest

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
vasts

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

    • There is a vast difference between them.
    • The Sahara desert is vast.
  2. 2.Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.

    • Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America. Their vast numbers and short above-ground life spans inspired awe and irritation in humans, and made for good meals for birds and small mammals.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A vast space.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2219

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”).

Related to waste and German Wüste.

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