vastness

noun

Definition of vastnessnext
as in magnitude
the quality or state of being very large awed by the vastness of the prairie

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  1. magnitude
  2. immensity
  3. enormity
Noun
  • The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
  • For example, when the tour went live in Glendale, Arizona, before anyone knew the magnitude and magic of the show, the average price was $529.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of magnitude
Noun
  • So my mind sinks in this immensity: and foundering is sweet in such a sea.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But with a play like Our Town — where its enduring miracle is both its granular mundanity and its immensity — the imagination is going to start firing.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of immensity
Noun
  • This album is a call to wrap your deepest self around the enormity at hand.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • As police and emergency workers continue the grim search for bodies, authorities appear overwhelmed by the enormity of the disaster, and survivors are relying on the esprit de corps of volunteers who have rushed in to fill the void.
    Teresa Medrano, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of enormity
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