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- DictionaryWild·ness/ˈwīl(d)nəs/
noun
- 1. the character of being uncultivated, undomesticated, or inhospitable: "the wildness and beauty of the Scottish hills"
- 2. lack of discipline or restraint: "why does their mother do nothing to curb their wildness?"
1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants. 2. Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country. 3. Uncivilized or barbarous. 4. a. Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street. b. Disorderly; unruly: a wild scene in the school cafeteria.
noun. the property of being wild or turbulent. synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence. see more. noun. 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”. see more.
behaviour that shows a lack of discipline or control. He gained a reputation for drinking and wildness. the quality in feelings of being very strong and hard to control. the wildness of his passion. the quality of being exciting because it is surprising, new or not known.
Wildness, in its literal sense, is the quality of being wild or untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature [1] and that which is not domesticated. [2]
adj. living in a state of nature and not tamed: wild animals running free in the forest. growing or produced without being grown and cared for by humans, as flowers; not cultivated: wild flowers. without people living there; not inhabited; undeveloped: wild country. not civilized; barbarous; savage: The wild Northmen raided the coasts of England.
The quality of being wild or untamed. Wiktionary. Synonyms: abandon. vehemence. fury. violence. furiousness. fierceness. ferocity. abandonment. wantonness. unrestraint. incontinence. unmanageability. uncontrollability. refractoriness. recalcitrancy. Antonyms: tameness. Other Word Forms of Wildness. Noun. Singular: wildness. Plural: wildnesses.
having no discipline or control. The boy is wild and completely out of control. He had a wild look in his eyes. a woman with wild hair. wild mood swings. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. feelings. full of very strong feeling. The crowd went wild. It makes me wild (= very angry) to see such waste.
