English Explanatory Dictionary

wildness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or quality of being wild.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wildness.wav

Word forms

wildness wildnesses

Etymology

From Middle English wildenes, wildenesse, equivalent to wild + -ness.

Antonyms

tameness domestication civility

Related words

wilderness ferociousness ferocity fierceness
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