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 wildness wildness /ˈwaɪldnəs/

noun

  1. () The property of being wild or turbulent  ( furiousness , vehemence , vehemency , ferocity , fierceness , fury , violence , wildness )
    the property of being wild or turbulent
     The storm's violence
    the storm's violence
  2. () A feeling of extreme emotional intensity  ( abandon , wildness )
    a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
     The wildness of his anger
    the wildness of his anger
  3. An intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature  ( wildness )
    an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
  4. An unruly disposition to do as one pleases  ( wildness )
    an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
     Liza had always had a tendency to wildness
    Liza had always had a tendency to wildness
     The element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention
    the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention