WILDNESS
wildness
(noun) an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
wildness
(noun) an unruly disposition to do as one pleases; āLiza had always had a tendency to wildnessā; āthe element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive conventionā
ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness
(noun) the property of being wild or turbulent; āthe stormās violenceā
wildness, abandon
(noun) a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; āthe wildness of his angerā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
wildness (countable and uncountable, plural wildnesses)
the quality of being wild or untamed
Anagrams
• Swindles, swindles, windless
Source: Wiktionary
Wild"ness, n.
Definition: The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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