Definitions for vastvæst, vɑst
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vastvæst, vɑst(adj.; n.)-er, -est
(adj.)of very great area or extent.
of very great size or proportions.
very great in number, quantity, or amount.
very great in degree or intensity.
(n.)Literary. an immense expanse or space.
Origin of vast:
1565–75; < L vastus empty, immense
vast′y(adj.)vast•i•er, vast•i•est.
Princeton's WordNet
huge, immense, vast, Brobdingnagian(adj)
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
"huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
vast(adjective)æst, vɑst
very large
the vast desert/ocean
Wiktionary
vast(Noun)
A vast space.
vast(Adjective)
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
vast(Adjective)
Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
Origin: From vastus.
Webster Dictionary
Vast(u)
waste; desert; desolate; lonely
Vast(u)
of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast mountains; the vast empire of Russia
Vast(u)
very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast army; a vast sum of money
Vast(u)
very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern
Vast(noun)
a waste region; boundless space; immensity
Translations for vast
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- uitgestrekteAfrikaans
- واسِع، فَسيحArabic
- огроменBulgarian
- vastoPortuguese (BR)
- obrovskýCzech
- unermeßlichGerman
- enormDanish
- τεράστιοςGreek
- vasto, inmensoSpanish
- tohutuEstonian
- عظیمFarsi
- valtavaFinnish
- immenseFrench
- עָצוּםHebrew
- विशालHindi
- ogroman, neizmjeranCroatian
- óriásiHungarian
- besarIndonesian
- gríðarstór, feiknamikillIcelandic
- vasto, enormeItalian
- 巨大なJapanese
- 광대한Korean
- didžiulisLithuanian
- plašs; liels; bezgalīgsLatvian
- besar; banyakMalay
- enorm, uitgestrektDutch
- enorm, veldig, uhyreNorwegian
- ogromnyPolish
- vastoPortuguese
- mare; imensRomanian
- огромныйRussian
- obrovskýSlovak
- ogromenSlovenian
- ogromanSerbian
- väldig, ofantligSwedish
- ใหญ่โตThai
- çok büyük, uçsuz bucaksızTurkish
- 巨大的，巨額的Chinese (Trad.)
- величезнийUkrainian
- وسيعUrdu
- rộng lớn, mênh môngVietnamese
- 巨大的，大量的Chinese (Simp.)
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