vast
//vɑːst//
Forms
- Comparative
- vaster
- Superlative
- vastest
- Plural
- vasts
Definitions
1.Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- There is a vast difference between them.
- The Sahara desert is vast.
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.
1.A vast space.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2219
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Synonyms
Etymology
From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”).
Related to waste and German Wüste.