wildness
2
4.4
- noun
- /ˈwaɪldnəs/
:
salvajismo
- I love you, I love your wildness and your desire.
So that's, yeah, that's what I mean by what is the wildness of our imagination.
- So that's, yeah, that's what I mean by what is the wildness of our imagination.
Examples
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At seventy-two, he had still read the newspaper and been surprised by the wildness in the world.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now it was her turn; now she was yelling over and over, anger and wildness in her voice.
Fiction book (2000) -
There is a wildness in their eyes.
Academic text (1994) -
A kind of wildness entered me then, and I began to run.
Fiction book (1995) -
The energy and wildness of her childhood are somewhere deep down waiting to emerge.
Academic text (1999) -
Where has evolution equipped us to locate our sense of wildness?
Academic text (2010) -
I made my way to the woman and found she was quite intoxicated; there was a strange wildness in her appearance.
Academic text (1991) -
His black eyes were enraged, as if hatred and wildness were the only things inside him.
Fiction book (2000) -
I mean, what was amazing in the workshops I led… was how quickly people seemed to fall into enthusiasm… celebration, joy, wonder, abandon, wildness, tenderness.
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Her blue eyes were lit up, and there was wildness in her smile.
Synonyms
88
4.9
Very strong excitement or enthusiasm
82
6.1
An extreme, uncontrolled feeling of fear or excitement
22
7.5
A carefree action that shows no control or worry
18
6.8
A very strong, violent feeling or action
14
5.9
A sudden time when someone cannot stop crying or laughing
6
3.5
A strong feeling or force, for example during a storm
1
3.6
A sudden strong feeling that is hard to control
1
3.1
A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still
1
6.0
A strong feeling of worry that makes people act very quickly
1
6.3
A quick, strong reaction of anger or emotion
A strong, stormy feeling that causes sudden emotional change
Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care
A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wildness comes from the word wild meaning 'untamed' and the ending -ness meaning 'state'. Because 'wild' can describe strong, out-of-control feelings, for example 'wild with joy', wildness is used for intense, overwhelming emotion.