American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wilderness
IPA transcription: ['wɪldɚnəs]
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Noun
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(politics) a state of disfavor
“he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness”
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a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War
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a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
“it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers”
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a bewildering profusion
“the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups”
“a wilderness of masts in the harbor”
Usage examples
- Hunting, however is allowed forest-wide including wilderness areas.
- Baxter State Park, a large wilderness preserve, is located in Piscataquis County.
- In undisturbed wilderness, oak woodlands and mixed woods can be found.
- Thus had the raw wilderness prepared him for this day.
- Remnants of mines and other structures remain in the wilderness.
- The Mark Twain National Forest contains additional public lands, including the Bell Mountain Wilderness.
- Lechuguilla Cave lies beneath a park wilderness area.
- A small group of people of observe the wilderness during the daytime.
- It preserves a wilderness of freshwater springs and geologically recent lava flows.
- Wild Sky Wilderness is located immediately southwest of the Henry M. Jackson Wilderness.