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Added 9 October 2026

vast

/vɑːst/ adjective

In Latin: effūsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vast at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope.
huge government spending

Origin

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

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