Wildness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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}]