wildness
noun[U]
uk/ˈwaɪld.nəs/us/ˈwaɪld.nəs/wildnessnoun[U](NOT CONTROLLED)
thequalityof beinguncontrolled,violent, orextreme:
They are nolongerabletoclaimthe wildness ofyouthas anyexcusefortheirbehaviour.
There was analmostsavagewildness about him.
See
wild
- Shedanceswith ananimalwildness.
- Iwantmykidstoexperiencesome of the wildness and thefreedomI had.
- There's akindofcontrolledwildness to herappearance.
- Thesepoemsseemtocelebratemasculinewildness.
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
- brush
- bush
- Bushman
- desert
- dust bowl
- heathland
- marginal land
- moor
- moorland
- mulga
- pampas
- pasture
- plain
- prairie
- Sahara
- the Gobi Desert
- tundra
- veld
- wadi
- wasteland
wildnessnoun[U](NATURAL)
(ofplantsoranimals) thequalityoflivingorgrowingindependentlyofpeople, innaturalconditionsand withnaturalcharacteristics:
the wildness of theWesternHighlands
Thewolvesin theareaare asymbolof wildness andwilderness.
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wild
- Thenaturereserveis 1,000acresof wildness.
- It was good toseethesecitychildrenenjoyingthe wildness ofnature.
- There isvalueinpreservingthe wildness of thearea.
Geography: deserts, prairies & wildernesses
- brush
- bush
- Bushman
- desert
- dust bowl
- heathland
- marginal land
- moor
- moorland
- mulga
- pampas
- pasture
- plain
- prairie
- Sahara
- the Gobi Desert
- tundra
- veld
- wadi
- wasteland