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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wil•der•ness /ˈwɪldɚnɪs/USA pronunciation n. [countable* usually singular]- a wild, uncultivated region, usually where humans do not live.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wil•der•ness (wil′dər nis),USA pronunciation n. - a wild and uncultivated region, as of forest or desert, uninhabited or inhabited only by wild animals;
a tract of wasteland. - Governmenta tract of land officially designated as such and protected by the U.S. government.
- any desolate tract, as of open sea.
- a part of a garden set apart for plants growing with unchecked luxuriance.
- a bewildering mass or collection.
- 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English *wil(d)dēornes, equivalent. to either wil(d)dēor wild beast (see wild, deer) + -nes -ness, or wilddēoren wild, savage (wilddēor + -en -en2) + (-n)es -ness; probably reinforced by Middle English wildernes, genitive of wildern wilderness (noun, nominal use of Old English wilddēoren), in phrases like wildernes land land of wilderness
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See desert 1.
Wil•der•ness (wil′dər nis),USA pronunciation n. - American Historya wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between armies of Grant and Lee.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wilderness /ˈwɪldənɪs/ n - a wild, uninhabited, and uncultivated region
- any desolate tract or area
- a confused mass or collection
- a voice in the wilderness, a voice crying in the wilderness ⇒ a person, group, etc, making a suggestion or plea that is ignored
Etymology: Old English wildēornes, from wildēor wild beast (from wild + dēor beast, deer) + -ness; related to Middle Dutch wildernisse, German Wildernis Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Wilderness /ˈwɪldənɪs/ n - the Wilderness ⇒ the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine, esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
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