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- [wahyld]
- /waɪld/
- /waɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyld]
- /waɪld/
Definitions of wild word
- adjective wild living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese. 1
- adjective wild growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries. 1
- adjective wild uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country. 1
- adjective wild uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes. 1
- adjective wild of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife; wild storms. 1
- adjective wild characterized by or indicating violent feelings or excitement, as actions or a person's appearance: wild cries; a wild look. 1
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Origin of wild
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English wilde; cognate with Dutch, German wild, Old Norse villr, Swedish vild, Gothic wiltheis
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Parts of speech for Wild
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wild popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wild usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wild
noun wild
- back of beyond — a very remote place
- barrens — (in North America) a stretch of usually level land that is sparsely vegetated or barren
- dust bowl — the region in the S central U.S. that suffered from dust storms in the 1930s.
- waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- three-ring circus — a circus having three adjacent rings in which performances take place simultaneously.
adjective wild
- undomesticated — to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- feral — causing death; fatal.
- uncultivated — prepared and used for raising crops; tilled: cultivated land.
- untamed — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- natural — existing in or formed by nature (opposed to artificial): a natural bridge.
adverb wild
- uncontrollably — incapable of being controlled or restrained: uncontrollable anger.
- heatedly — made hot or hotter; warmed.
- frenziedly — In a frenzied manner.
- hotly — having or giving off heat; having a high temperature: a hot fire; hot coffee.
- hectically — characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.: The week before the trip was hectic and exhausting.
Antonyms for wild
adjective wild
- tame — changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- sensible — having, using, or showing good sense or sound judgment: a sensible young woman.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- nice — pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit.
- reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
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