Wildness

Wildness
Wildness Wild"ness, n. The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction. [1913 Webster]

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  • Wildness — See also: Wilderness Wildness is literally the quality of being wild or untamed, but further to this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature (Thoreau 1906), as that which emerges from a forest (Micoud 1993), and as a level of… …   Wikipedia

  • wildness — noun 1. a feeling of extreme emotional intensity (Freq. 1) the wildness of his anger • Syn: ↑abandon • Derivationally related forms: ↑wild • Hypernyms: ↑passion, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • wildness — wild ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of animals or plants) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated. 2) (of people) not civilized. 3) (of scenery or a region) desolate looking. 4) uncontrolled; unrestrained. 5) not based on… …   English terms dictionary

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  • wildness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. An uninhabited region left in its natural state: bush, wild, wilderness. See WILD. 2. The quality or condition of being unruly: disorderliness, fractiousness, indocility, intractability, intractableness, obstinacy,… …   English dictionary for students

  • wildness — wild·ness || waɪldnɪs n. condition of being wild; state of being undomesticated; state of being uncultivated …   English contemporary dictionary

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