vastitude

noun

vas·​ti·​tude ˈva-stə-ˌtüd 

-ˌtyüd

: immensity, vastness

Synonyms

• enormity
• enormousness
• giantism
• gigantism
• hugeness
• immenseness
• immensity
• magnitude
• massiveness
• prodigiousness
• vastness

Examples of vastitude in a Sentence

the vastitude of the ocean, especially when contemplated from the deck of a small boat

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin vāstitūdō "ravaged or neglected condition, immense size" from vāstus or vastus "devoid of habitation, desolate, dreary," also, "of great size, immense" + -tūdō, abstract noun suffix — more at vast entry 1

First Known Use

1623, in the meaning defined above