wildness
IPA: wˈaɪɫdnʌs
noun
- the quality of being wild or untamed
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Examples of "wildness" in Sentences
- That is some Anglo-American wildness from the back of the wayback.
- And, cognizant of Thoreau's belief that "In wildness is the preservation of the world;"
- "Their animal" is still there, and will react to events and feelings, giving changelings 'emotional reactions a certain wildness which I love.
- But hands-on management in the name of wildness itself rather than human appetite or aesthetics - the core distinction of what is happening here - is a change in how people relate to nature in set-apart corners of the world like Yellowstone.
- I never saw a more interesting creature: his eyes have generally an expression of wildness, and even madness; but there are moments when, if any one performs an act of kindness towards him, or does him any the most trifling service, his whole countenance is lighted up, as it were, with a beam of benevolence and sweetness that I never saw equalled.
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