wildness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
  2. noun the property of being wild or turbulent
  3. noun an unruly disposition to do as one pleases

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

abandon

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