Definitions for wildness
wild·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. wildness, abandonnoun

   a feeling of extreme emotional intensity

   "the wildness of his anger"

2. ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildnessnoun

   the property of being wild or turbulent

   "the storm's violence"

3. wildnessnoun

   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"

4. wildnessnoun

   an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. wildnessnoun

   the quality of being wild or untamed

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Wildnessnoun

   Etymology: from wild.

   1. Rudeness; disorder like that of uncultivated ground.

   The heath, which was the third part of our plot, I wish to be framed, as much as may be, to a natural wildness. Francis Bacon.

   2. Inordinate vivacity; irregularity of manners.

   This same starved justice hath done nothing but prated to me of the wildness of his youth, and the feats he hath done about Turnbal street; and every third word a lie. William Shakespeare.

   He is giv’n
   To sports, to wildness, and much company. William Shakespeare.

   3. Savageness; brutality.

   He came in like a wild man; but such a wildness as shewed his eye-sight had tamed him, full of withered leaves; which though they fell not, still threatened falling. Philip Sidney.

   Vainly thou tell’st me, what the woman’s care
   Shall in the wildness of the wood prepare. Matthew Prior.

   4. Uncultivated state.

   Their wildness lose, and quitting nature’s part,
   Obey the rules and discipline of art. Dryden.

   5. Deviation from a settled course; irregularity.

   A delirium is but a short wildness of the imagination; and a settled irregularity of fancy is distraction and madness. Isaac Watts, Log.

   6. Alienation of mind.

   Ophelia, I wish
   That your good beauties be the happy cause
   Of Hamlet’s wildness; so shall I hope your virtues
   May bring him to his wonted way again. William Shakespeare.

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1. Wildness

   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, as that which emerges from a forest, and as a level of achievement in nature. More recently, it has been defined as "a quality of interactive processing between organism and nature where the realities of base natures are met, allowing the construction of durable systems". A wilderness is a place where wildness occurs.

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1. wildness

   Wildness generally refers to the state or quality of being untamed, undisciplined, unruly, or uncontrollable. It may also refer to areas of nature that are uncultivated, uninhabited, or not domesticated. The term often implies something that is in its natural, primal, or original condition, free from human intervention or control.

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1. Wildnessnoun

   the quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction

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1. Wildness

   Wildness is literally the quality of being wild or untamed, but further to this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature, as that which emerges from a forest, and as a level of achievement in nature. It differs from wilderness, which is a place where wildness occurs.

Matched Categories

1. • Intensity
   • Intractability
   • Unruliness

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Anagrams for wildness »

1. swindles

2. windless

How to pronounce wildness?

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How to say wildness in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wildness in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wildness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of wildness in a Sentence

1. Henry David Thoreau, Walking (1862):

   In wildness is the preservation of the world.

2. David Assael:

   Wildness. We're running out of it, even up in Alaska. People need to be reminded that the world is unsafe and unpredictable, and at a moment's notice, they could lose everything, like that. I do it to remind them that chaos is always out there, lurking beyond the horizon. That, plus, sometimes you have to do something bad, just to know you're alive.

3. Charles Lindbergh:

   Real freedom lies in wildness, not in civilization.

4. Cindy Shogan:

   The most compelling arguments are the ones we forget about using -- and that is the beauty and the special nature and the wildness of the place, it's not everybody's cup of tea, but the fact of the matter is it is unique. It truly is the last great wilderness. A lot of people like the idea that there's a place like that that's still left, and they want it to be left for future generations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=wildness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wildness
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=wildness
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildness
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wildness
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=wildness
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=wildness