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- [wil-der]
- /ˈwɪl dər/
- /waɪld/
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- [wil-der]
- /ˈwɪl dər/
Definitions of wilder word
- verb with object wilder to travel around as a group, attacking or assaulting (people) in a random and violent way: The man was wilded and left for dead. 1
- verb without object wilder to lose one's way. 1
- verb without object wilder to be bewildered. 1
- adjective wilder living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese. 1
- adjective wilder growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries. 1
- adjective wilder uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country. 1
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Origin of wilder
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; perhaps extracted from wilderness; intransitive use probably by association with wander
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Parts of speech for Wilder
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wilder popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% 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".
wilder usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with wilder
- when did gene wilder die?
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