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• wil|der|ness — «WIHL duhr nihs», noun. 1. a) a wild place; region with no people living in it. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under desert 1. (Cf. ↑desert) b) a waste or desolate region of any kind, such as the open sea or the arctic regions. 2. Figurative. a bewildering …   Useful english dictionary

• ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

• wil — af·wil·lite; be·wil·der; be·wil·dered·ly; be·wil·dered·ness; be·wil·der·ing·ly; be·wil·der·ment; blou·wil·de·bees·oog; clan·wil·liam; cur·wil·let; mord·wil·ko·ja; pil·wil·let; wil·bur·ite; wil·co; wil·de·beest; wil·de; wil·der·ment; wil·der·muth… …   English syllables

• wilderness — wil·der·ness …   English syllables

• wilderness — wil•der•ness [[t]ˈwɪl dər nɪs[/t]] n. 1) a wild, uncultivated, uninhabited region, as of forest or desert 2) a part of a garden set apart for plants to grow unchecked 3) a bewildering mass or collection • Etymology: 1150–1200; ME; OE… …   From formal English to slang

• WildernessRoad — Wil·der·ness Road (wĭlʹdər nĭs) The principal route for westward migration in the United States from c. 1790 to 1840. Blazed largely by Daniel Boone in 1775, it stretched from Virginia and across the Appalachian Mountains to the Cumberland Gap… …   Universalium

• wilderness — wil·der·ness s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS ecol. la natura allo stato selvaggio, non alterata dall intervento dell uomo, spec. con riferimento a un ambiente indispensabile alla conservazione delle biodiversità; anche agg.inv.: zona, regione …   Dizionario italiano

• wilderness — wil|der|ness [ˈwıldənıs US dər ] n [C usually singular] [: Old English; Origin: wildeornes land where wild animals live , from wild deor wild animal ] 1.) a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed ▪ the Alaskan wilderness 2.) a …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wilderness — wil|der|ness [ wıldərnəs ] noun 1. ) count an area of land where people do not live or grow crops and where there are no buildings: the Alaskan wilderness a ) a place that is not taken care of: The yard has become a weed infested wilderness. 2. ) …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Wilderness — Wil•der•ness [[t]ˈwɪl dər nɪs[/t]] n. amh. a wooded area in NE Virginia: several battles fought here in 1864 between the armies of Grant and Lee …   From formal English to slang