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wildernessan uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɪldərnəs/

Korean meaning: 개발되지 않은 무인의 황야, 자연 그대로의 땅

Korean pronunciation: **윌**더니스

Example Sentences

  • My GPS died in the wilderness, so I had to navigate using the ancient art of 'asking for directions from a squirrel.'
  • The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's largest wilderness areas.
  • After being fired, he felt like he was wandering in a career wilderness.

wilderness

NOUN

//ˈwɪldərnəs//

an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region

wilderness concept
💡 Concept

A hiker explores the untouched wilderness far from civilization

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wilderness rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In the wilderness comes awareness of true fairness

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈwɪldərnəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwɪldənəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootwild
Suffix--ness

Origin

From Old English 'wilddeornes', derived from 'wilde' (wild) and 'deor' (animal/beast), combined with the suffix '-ness' (state or condition). The word originally referred to a place inhabited by wild animals.

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🎵Rhyme

awarenessfairnessrareness
awareness
fairness
rareness

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My GPS died in the wilderness, so I had to navigate using the ancient art of 'asking for directions from a squirrel.'

The Amazon rainforest is one of the world's largest wilderness areas.

After being fired, he felt like he was wandering in a career wilderness.

😄 Fun example

She packed enough snacks for the wilderness hike to feed a small village.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

wastelandbackcountryoutbackbadlandshinterland

Antonyms

civilizationurban areasettlement

Related

natureforestdesertjunglefrontierisolation