wildness

Examples

• All

• 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.

  My Dinner with Andre (1981)

• Her blue eyes were lit up, and there was wildness in her smile.

Synonyms

H

hysteria

vswildness

82 6.1

An extreme, uncontrolled feeling of fear or excitement

is a broad quality of intense uncontrolled or overwhelming feeling

M

madness

vswildness

77 4.9

Very strong excitement or enthusiasm

is the intense uncontrolled emotional quality beyond only enthusiasm

A

abandon

vswildness

22 7.5

A carefree action that shows no control or worry

is primarily an intense uncontrolled emotional quality rather than uninhibited behavior

F

ferocity

vswildness

18 6.8

A very strong, violent feeling or action

is focused on intense uncontrolled feeling rather than violent or savage action

H

hysterics

vswildness

• Informal

13 5.9

A sudden time when someone cannot stop crying or laughing

is the wider quality of intense uncontrolled feeling rather than specific fits

F

fierceness

vswildness

6 3.5

A strong feeling or force, for example during a storm

is about uncontrolled intense emotion rather than violent character or action

F

flood of emotion

vswildness

2 3.6

A sudden strong feeling that is hard to control

is the enduring quality of intense uncontrolled emotion rather than an outburst

S

state of excitement

vswildness

1 3.1

A strong feeling of joy and energy that makes you unable to sit still

is stronger and may be uncontrolled or overwhelming rather than merely excited

E

explosiveness

vswildness

1 6.3

A quick, strong reaction of anger or emotion

is the general state of intense uncontrolled emotion rather than sudden reactions

F

franticness

vswildness

1 6.0

A strong feeling of worry that makes people act very quickly

is about intense uncontrolled feeling not limited to panic or anxiety

T

tempestuousness

vswildness

1 9.9

A strong, stormy feeling that causes sudden emotional change

is the general intense uncontrolled emotional state without turbulent focus

A

ardency

vswildness

• Literature

1 9.2

A strong feeling of passion or a sense of burning heat in writing

is specifically an uncontrolled overwhelming emotional state rather than general passion

P

passionateness

vswildness

• Archaic

7.1

Strong feelings that make someone act with great energy and care

is about intense uncontrolled or overwhelming emotion rather than just strong feeling

Antonyms

C

composure

34 5.1

Calm control of your feelings and actions in a difficult situation

C

calmness

11 2.7

A state without strong feelings or worry in your mind

How Intense

frenzy

115 4.9

wildness

2 4.4

excitement

417 1.0

agitation

14 5.1

calmness

11 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology