Definitions of wildness
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an intractably barbarous or uncultivated state of nature
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Antonyms:
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domestication, tameness
the attribute of having been domesticated
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type of:
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intractability, intractableness
the trait of being hard to influence or control
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domestication, tameness
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a feeling of extreme emotional intensity“the wildness of his anger”
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synonyms:
abandon
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type of:
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passion, passionateness
a strong feeling or emotion
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passion, passionateness
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the property of being wild or turbulent
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synonyms:
ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence
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types:
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savageness, savagery
the property of being untamed and ferocious
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type of:
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intensity, intensiveness
high level or degree; the property of being intense
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savageness, savagery
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an unruly disposition to do as one pleases“Liza had always had a tendency to wildness”“the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention”
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type of:
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fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness
the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline
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fractiousness, unruliness, wilfulness, willfulness
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