vastitude

[ vas-ti-tood, -tyood, vah-sti- ]
/ ˈvæs tɪˌtud, -ˌtyud, ˈvɑ stɪ- /
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noun

vastness; immensity: the vastitude of his love for all humankind.
a vast expanse or space: the ocean vastitude.

Origin of vastitude

From the Latin word vastitūdō, dating back to 1535–45. See vast, -i-, -tude

Words nearby vastitude

vassalic, vassalize, vassar, vast, vasthi, vastitude, vastity, vastus, vasty, vat, vat dye

Words related to vastitude

eternity, continuity, continuum, space, expanse, myriad, perpetuity, extent, vastness, immensity, infinitude, ubiquity, infiniteness, beyond, inexhaustibility

Example sentences from the Web for vastitude

  • Five years in narrow walls had unfitted me for the enormous declivity of the stairway, for the vastitude of the prison yard.

    The Jacket (The Star-Rover) |Jack London

  • And I, for one, and for still other reasons, congratulate myself upon the vastitude of my good fortune.

    The Mutiny of the Elsinore |Jack London

  • “Ah,” Walter Merritt Emory murmured, with a vastitude of confidence and assurance.

    Michael, Brother of Jerry |Jack London

  • I was confronted with the vastitude of the universe at once, without the ingratiating introduction of the fairy tale.

    Adventures in the Arts |Marsden Hartley

British Dictionary definitions for vastitude

vastitude
/ (ˈvɑːstɪˌtjuːd) /

noun rare

the condition or quality of being vast
a vast space, expanse, extent, etc