Definitions for Wilder
ˈwɪl dərWilder

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1. Wilder, Thornton Wilder, Thornton Niven Wildernoun

   United States writer and dramatist (1897-1975)

2. Wilder, Billy Wilder, Samuel Wildernoun

   United States filmmaker (born in Austria) whose dark humor infused many of the films he made (1906-2002)

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1. wilderverb

   To bewilder, perplex

2. Etymology: From wild, probably suggested by wilderness, and as to form by wander.

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1. To Wilderverb

   To loose or puzzle in an unknown or pathless tract.

   Etymology: from wild.

   The little courtiers, who ne’er come to know
   The depth of factions, as in mazes go,
   Where interests meet, and cross so oft, that they
   With too much care are wilder’d in the way. Dryden.

   Oh thou! who free’st me from my doubtful state,
   Long lost and wilder’d in the maze of fate,
   Be present still. Alexander Pope.

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1. Wilderadjective

   to bewilder; to perplex

2. Etymology: [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder, Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a wild animal. See Wild, a., and cf. Wilderness.]

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1. Wilder

   Wilder is a city in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. The population was 1,533 at the 2010 census. Wilder is part of the Boise City–Nampa, Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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1. wilder

   Song lyrics by wilder -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by wilder on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • Dramatist
   • Film Maker
   • Writer

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1. rewild

How to pronounce Wilder?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilder in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Wilder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Wilder in a Sentence

1. Terry McAuliffe:

   Levin added, playing more clips of Obama stumping for McAuliffe in the capital city. Levin claimed Barack Obama doesn't truly show compassion for such political issues in terms of how they affect urban minorities, arguing that despite attacks, President Trump more effectively fought for school choice and HBCU( Historically Black Colleges Universities) funding. He pointed to former Virginia Democratic Gov. Douglas Wilder, Douglas Wilder, who served in the 1990s. On Monday, Douglas Wilder criticized Terry McAuliffe for trying to use incumbent Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam's Blackface scandal as a way to reenter state politics :.

2. Charniele Herring:

   Douglas Wilder as lieutenant governor actions have been painful and cutting for many Virginians.

3. Seth Rogen:

   If someone's trying to murder someone with a baseball bat and someone's yelling at that person to stop, is that a feud between the baseball bat wielder and the person yelling at the baseball bat wilder? Feud implies two people hitting each other with baseball bats. Ted Cruz is a fascist. He denies the reality of the election. His words caused people to die and I'm making jokes about it. Is that a feud? I don't know. To me, it doesn't seem like a feud. To me, it seems I'm pointing out the fact that he's a terrible man whose words have resulted in death.

4. Jeanette Piniones Navales:

   My kids are all doing good. Brooke, Wilder and Scout all huddled under our kitchen table till the shaking stopped, the dogs were more concerned as to what the heck we were doing under the table.

5. Antonin Artaud:

   There are souls that are incurable and lost to the rest of society. Deprive them of one means of folly, they will invent ten thousand others. They will create subtler, wilder methods, methods that are absolutely DESPERATE. Nature herself is fundamentally antisocial, it is only by a usurpation of powers that the organized body of society opposes the natural inclination of humanity.

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