What is "wilderness" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does wilderness mean in English? Meaning of wilderness definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "wilderness" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "wilderness": (politics) a state of disfavor

Noun

  • Meaning: (politics) a state of disfavor
  • Example: he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness
  • Synonyms: wilderness
  • Hypernyms: disfavor disfavour
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/

    Meaning of "wilderness": a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War

    Noun

  • Meaning: a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
  • Synonyms: wilderness
  • Instance Hypernyms: forest timber timberland woodland
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/

    Meaning of "wilderness": a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition

    Noun

  • Meaning: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  • Example: it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers
  • Synonyms: wild wilderness
  • Hyponyms: barren bush frontier waste wasteland
  • Hypernyms: geographic area geographic region geographical area geographical region
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/

    Meaning of "wilderness": a bewildering profusion

    Noun

  • Meaning: a bewildering profusion
  • Example: the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups a wilderness of masts in the harbor
  • Synonyms: wilderness
  • Hypernyms: cornucopia profuseness profusion richness
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈwɪl.dəɹ.nəs/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˈwɪl.də.nɪs/

    Synonyms:

    back country, outback, jungle, wasteland, desert, forest, boondocks, bush, hinterland, wild, waste, wilds, sticks, barrens, badland, boonies, primeval forest, no-mans land,

    Antonyms:

    city, metropolis,

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    wilderness in English: wilderness
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