vast: Meaning and Definition of

vast

Pronunciation: (vast, väst), [key]
— adj., n. -er, -est,
—adj.
  1. of very great area or extent; immense: the vast reaches of outer space.
  2. of very great size or proportions; huge; enormous: vast piles of rubble left in the wake of the war.
  3. very great in number, quantity, amount, etc.: vast sums of money.
  4. very great in degree, intensity, etc.: an artisan of vast skill.
—n.
  1. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
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