Definition of wilderness Wilderness

/wɪˈldɚnʌs/ - [wildernus] - Wil•der•ness

We found 9 definitions of wilderness from 4 different sources.

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Noun Plural: wildernesses
wilderness - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
		wild
		geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth
		barren, wasteland, waste an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
		bush a large wilderness area
wilderness - a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
wilderness - (politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness"
		disfavor, disfavour an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
wilderness - a bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor"

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wilderness (Noun)
An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land left in its natural state.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

wilderness (v. t.)
A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.
wilderness (v. t.)
A disorderly or neglected place.
wilderness (v. t.)
Quality or state of being wild; wildness.

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wilderness, noun, singular of wildernesses.

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