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- [wil-der-nis]
- /ˈwɪl dər nɪs/
- /ˈwɪl.də.nəs/
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- [wil-der-nis]
- /ˈwɪl dər nɪs/
Definitions of wilderness word
- noun wilderness a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee. 1
- noun wilderness An uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. 1
- countable noun wilderness A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people. 0
- noun wilderness a wild, uninhabited, and uncultivated region 0
- noun wilderness any desolate tract or area 0
- noun wilderness a confused mass or collection 0
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Origin of wilderness
First appearance:
before 1150 One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English; Old English *wil(d)dēornes, equivalent to either wil(d)dēor wild beast (see wild, deer) + -nes -ness, or wilddēoren wild, savage (wilddēor + -en -en2) + (-n)es -ness; probably reinforced by Middle English wildernes, genitive of wildern wilderness (noun use of Old English wilddēoren), in phrases like wildernes land land of wilderness
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Parts of speech for Wilderness
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wilderness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% 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".
wilderness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wilderness
noun wilderness
- backwoods — If you refer to an area as the backwoods, you mean that it is a long way from large towns and is isolated from modern life.
- wasteland — land that is uncultivated or barren.
- desert — A desert is a large area of land, usually in a hot region, where there is almost no water, rain, trees, or plants.
- boonies — The boonies are the same as the boondocks.
- boondocks — If you say that someone lives in the boondocks, you mean that they live a long way from any large cities.
Antonyms for wilderness
noun wilderness
- city — The City is the part of London where many important financial institutions have their main offices. People often refer to these financial institutions as the City.
- metropolis — any large, busy city.
Top questions with wilderness
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