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Meaning of 'wild' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wild [ adv.]
- Wildly; as, to talk wild.
2 . Wild [ n.]
- An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
3 . Wild [ superl.]
- Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
- Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
- Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
- Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
- Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.
- Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
- Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or /ewilderment; as, a wild look.
- Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.

Meaning of 'wild' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wild [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a wild primitive state untouched by civilization
Example in sentence:
  • he lived in the wild;
  • they collected mushrooms in the wild
Meaning (2):
- a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
Example in sentence:
  • it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
3 . wild [ a]
Meaning (3):
- in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
Example in sentence:
  • edible wild plants;
  • wild geese
Meaning (4):
- marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
Example in sentence:
  • wild parties;
  • wild talk
5 . wild [ r]
Meaning (5):
- in a wild or undomesticated manner
Example in sentence:
  • growing wild;
  • roaming wild
Meaning (6):
- in an uncontrolled and rampant manner
Example in sentence:
  • weeds grew rampantly around here
7 . wild [ s]
Meaning (7):
- located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Example in sentence:
  • a desert island;
  • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads;
  • a wild stretch of land;
  • waste places
Meaning (8):
- fanciful and unrealistic; foolish
Example in sentence:
  • a fantastic idea of his own importance
Meaning (9):
- talking or behaving irrationally
Example in sentence:
  • a raving lunatic
Meaning (10):
- without civilizing influences
Example in sentence:
  • a savage people;
  • barbarian invaders;
  • barbaric practices;
  • fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient;
  • wild tribes
Meaning (11):
- (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud
Example in sentence:
  • a violent clash of colors;
  • a violent noise;
  • her dress was a violent red;
  • wild colors;
  • wild shouts
Meaning (12):
- deviating widely from an intended course
Example in sentence:
  • a wild bullet;
  • he threw a wild pitch
Meaning (13):
- involving risk or danger
Example in sentence:
  • a wild financial scheme;
  • extremely risky going out in the tide and fog;
  • skydiving is a hazardous sport
Meaning (14):
- (of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Example in sentence:
  • angry clouds on the horizon;
  • furious winds;
  • the raging sea
Meaning (15):
- without a basis in reason or fact
Example in sentence:
  • baseless gossip;
  • idle fears;
  • the allegations proved groundless;
  • unfounded suspicions;
  • unwarranted jealousy
Meaning (16):
- intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with
Example in sentence:
  • crazy about cars and racing;
  • gaga over the rock group's new album;
  • they are dotty about each other
Meaning (17):
- in a state of extreme emotion
Example in sentence:
  • wild with anger;
  • wild with grief

Nearby Words:

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