Definition of wildness Wildness

/wajˈldnʌs/ - [wayldnus] - wild•ness

We found 7 definitions of wildness from 4 different sources.

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What does wildness mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: wildnesses

wildness - an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
  tameness, domestication the attribute of having been domesticated
  intractability, intractableness the trait of being hard to influence or control
wildness - 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"
  fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
wildness - a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of his anger"
  abandon
  passionateness, passion a strong feeling or emotion
wildness - the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence"
  ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence
  intensiveness, intensity high level or degree; the property of being intense
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  • wildness (n.)
    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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