vast
Very large or wide (literally or figuratively).
Example
“The Sahara desert is vast.”
Other meanings
Very great in size, amount, degree, intensity, or especially extent.
Waste; desert; desolate; lonely.
Synonyms
- huge
- immense
Related words
- vastly
- vastness
- ultravast
- vast majority
Word history
From Latin "vastus" (void, immense).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “vast” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.