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noun
- 1. the character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable: "the wildness and beauty of the Scottish hills"
- 2. lack of discipline or restraint: "why does their mother do nothing to curb their wildness?"
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WILDNESS definition: 1. the quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme: 2. (of plants or animals) the quality…. Learn more.
wildness meaning: 1. the quality of being uncontrolled, violent, or extreme: 2. (of plants or animals) the quality…. Learn more.
: living in a state of nature and not ordinarily tame or domesticated. wild ducks. b (1) : growing or produced without human aid or care. wild honey. (2) : related to or resembling a corresponding cultivated or domesticated organism. c. : of or relating to wild organisms. the wild state. 2. a. : not inhabited or cultivated. wild land. b.
noun. the property of being wild or turbulent. synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence. see more. noun. an unruly disposition to do as one pleases. “Liza had always had a tendency to wildness ”. “the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention”. see more.
Definition of wildness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Wildness, in its literal sense, is the quality of being wild or untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature [1] and that which is not domesticated. [2]
Define wildness. wildness synonyms, wildness pronunciation, wildness translation, English dictionary definition of wildness. adj. wild·er , wild·est 1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.
Synonyms for WILDNESS: recklessness, carelessness, foolhardiness, rashness, laxness, heedlessness, negligence, remissness; Antonyms of WILDNESS: care, awareness, caution, carefulness, attention, alertness, cautiousness, attentiveness.
used to refer to plants or animals that live or grow independently of people, in natural conditions and with natural characteristics: wild grasses. a herd of wild horses. These herbs grow wild in the area. B2. Wild land is not used to grow crops and has few people living in it: a wild, mountainous region. More examples.
Wildness definition: The quality of being <a>wild</a> or <a>untamed.</a>.