wildness
/'waildnis/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The state of being wild; an untamed, uncultivated, or natural condition: This refers to the quality of a place, animal, or plant that is not controlled or changed by humans.
- An unruly, uncontrolled, or undisciplined nature: This refers to a lack of restraint or order in a person's character or behavior.
- The quality of being turbulent, violent, or stormy: This refers to intense, chaotic force, often in nature or emotions.
- Intense, unrestrained emotional fervor or passion: This refers to a powerful, often uncontrolled, emotional intensity.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The wildness of the mountain landscape was breathtaking. (The untamed, natural state of the mountain landscape was breathtaking.)
- As a child, his wildness often got him into trouble at school. (His unruly, undisciplined nature often got him into trouble.)
- The wildness of the sea during the storm was terrifying. (The turbulent, violent quality of the sea was terrifying.)
- She sang with a wildness that captivated the entire audience. (She sang with an intense, unrestrained emotional passion.)
Advanced Usage
- "a touch of wildness": a slight element of being untamed or undisciplined.
- His conservative suit was offset by a touch of wildness in his brightly colored tie.
- "to reclaim from wildness": to bring under control or cultivate from an untamed state.
- The settlers worked for years to reclaim the land from wildness.
Variants and Related Words
- Wild (adj): living or growing in a natural state; not controlled by humans; showing strong, uncontrolled emotion.
- Wild animals, a wild guess, wild with joy.
- Wildly (adv): in a wild manner; to an extreme or uncontrolled degree.
- She waved her arms wildly. The idea is wildly popular.
- Wilderness (n): an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region.
- They went hiking in the wilderness.
Synonyms
- Ferocity: the state of being fierce or violent in nature.
- Savagery: the quality of being fierce, violent, and uncontrolled.
- Unruliness: the quality of being disorderly and difficult to control.
- Turbulence: a state of violent disorder or agitation.
- Intensity: the quality of being very strong, concentrated, or extreme.
Related Phrases
- Run wild: to grow or behave without restraint or control.
- The garden has been left to run wild.
- Sow one's wild oats: to behave in a wild or uncontrolled way, especially when young.
- He traveled the world sowing his wild oats before settling down.
Related Idioms
- A wild goose chase: a futile search or pursuit of something unattainable.
- Looking for that old book in this city is a wild goose chase.
- In the wild: in a natural environment, not in captivity or a controlled setting.
- It's rare to see these birds in the wild.
Noun
- an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
- an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
- Liza had always had a tendency to wildness
- the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention
- the property of being wild or turbulent
- the storm's violence
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
- the wildness of his anger