wilderness
wilderness is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A disorderly or neglected place. Cowper.
- 2.Quality or state of being wild; wildness. [Obs.] These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint hands. Will keep from wilderness with ease. Milton.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- acarpous
- acquaintance
- addle
- advocate
- all
- ally
- alter
- ambo
- amigo
- and
- arid
- associate
- auxiliary
- barren
- bedfellow
- best
- boon
- bosom
- casual
- chamber
- childhood
- chum
- classman
- classmate
- colleague
- come
- companion
- compatriot
- compeer
- comrade
- confidante
- confrere
- copartner
- countryman
- crony
- desert
- disable
- divine
- effect
- ego
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is wilderness.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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