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vast.

Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/vɑːst/Received-Pronunciation/vast/Northern-England, Scotland/væst/US
  1. Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).

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

  3. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.

noun/vɑːst/Received-Pronunciation/vast/Northern-England, Scotland/væst/US
  1. A vast space.

    poetic
Where this word comes from

From Middle French vaste, from Latin vastus (“void, immense”). Related to waste and German Wüste.

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