wilde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Obsolete spelling of wild.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English.
  2. Ellipsis of Oscar Wilde, Irish author, playwright, and poet (1845–1900), whose contemporary literary success, notably A Picture of Dorian Gray, was eventually soured by a gross indecency trial that became a cause célèbre.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪld/ [ˈwaɪə̯ɫd] En-au-Wilde.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Wilde.wav

Word forms

wilde Wildes
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