Wildness \Wild"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or
untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained;
rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wildness
n 1: a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; "the wildness of
his anger" [syn: abandon]
2: the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's
violence" [syn: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury,
vehemence, violence]
3: a state of nature [ant: tameness]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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