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Meaning of 'wildness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wildness [ n.]
- The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.

Meaning of 'wildness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wildness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
Example in sentence:
  • Liza had always had a tendency to wildness;
  • the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention
Meaning (2):
- the property of being wild or turbulent
Example in sentence:
  • the storm's violence
Meaning (3):
- a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
Example in sentence:
  • the wildness of his anger

Nearby Words:

wild wild-cat wildebeest wilded wilder wildered wildering wilderment wilderness wildfire

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