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wildness

wild
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wahyld]
    • /waɪld/
    • /ˈwaɪldnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wahyld]
    • /waɪld/

Definitions of wildness word

  • adjective wildness living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese. 1
  • adjective wildness growing or produced without cultivation or the care of humans, as plants, flowers, fruit, or honey: wild cherries. 1
  • adjective wildness uncultivated, uninhabited, or waste: wild country. 1
  • adjective wildness uncivilized or barbarous: wild tribes. 1
  • adjective wildness of unrestrained violence, fury, intensity, etc.; violent; furious: wild strife; wild storms. 1
  • adjective wildness 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 wildness

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 Wildness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

wildness 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

wildness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for wildness

adjective wildness

  • fierceness — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
  • barbarity — If you refer to someone's behaviour as barbarity, you strongly disapprove of it because you think that it is extremely cruel.
  • bloodthirsty — Bloodthirsty people are eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things. You can also use bloodthirsty to refer to very violent situations.
  • brutality — Brutality is cruel and violent treatment or behaviour. A brutality is an instance of cruel and violent treatment or behaviour.
  • cruelty — Cruelty is behaviour that deliberately causes pain or distress to people or animals.

noun wildness

  • rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
  • unruliness — not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent; intractable; refractory; lawless: an unruly class; an unruly wilderness.
  • roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
  • recklessness — utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless (usually followed by of): to be reckless of danger.
  • craziness — mentally deranged; demented; insane.

Antonyms for wildness

noun wildness

  • orderliness — arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence: an orderly desk.
  • apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
  • calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
  • economy — thrifty management; frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money, materials, etc.
  • restraint — a restraining action or influence: freedom from restraint.

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