wildness
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈwaɪldnəs/
:
naturaleza salvaje
- The wildness of the forest drew her closer, filled with untamed trees and the sounds of nature.
Their beauty was made-up of terrible strength, utter wildness and the grace of reason.
- Their beauty was made-up of terrible strength, utter wildness and the grace of reason.
- And a wolf feels to me, my guess my, my, my feeling on it is that wolves to me feel like the epitome of, of that wildness.
Examples
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There, the wind will show you its wildness, lifting your heart clean off its sane footing.
Blog text (5) -
But his wisdom was the master of his wildness, and he pressed through the underbrush into the small clearing.
Fiction book (1999) -
A place of wildness and mystery.
Fiction book (1995) -
But one could tell that the wildness could break in whenever it chose.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can find the same separation in the wildness of many places.
Blog text (6) -
If the preservation of the world indeed lies in wildness, the wildness of our waters may be its last hope.
Academic text (2005) -
You know, there's a wildness in his eyes.
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High desert extended in every direction, a dry wildness frightening in its unmappable variety.
Fiction book (1999) -
Even dressed in more civilized fashion, he looked formidable, tall, and muscular, something of the bird's wildness about him.
Fiction book (1993) -
Like the great naturalist writers, Berry takes joy in the wildness of the natural world—wilderness undisturbed by human interference.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
34
4.3
A very strong natural force that causes damage, like a storm or eruption
31
3.9
Strong wild force in nature, like a storm or big waves
18
6.8
A very strong, violent feeling or action
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3.5
A strong feeling or force, for example during a storm
1
7.5
Being very wild and fierce and likely to harm people or things
A loud, exciting scene where people act without control
Antonyms
How Wild
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wildness comes from wild ('untamed') plus -ness ('state'), the same root you see in wilderness and wildlife. So wildness describes land or behavior that is not controlled by people and keeps its natural, untamed character.