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
  • The chaos that followed in the hours after the capital’s fall gave a stark reminder of the enormity of that task.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • This album is a call to wrap your deepest self around the enormity at hand.
    Pitchfork, Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of enormity
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