wilderness

Definition

  • noun: a wild and natural area in which few people live
  • noun: a tract or region uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings
  • often used before another noun
  • synonyms: wild, waste, desert

Examples

  • They liked to take 'wilderness' excursions.

  • She enjoys hikes through the 'wilderness'.

  • a bureaucratic 'wilderness'

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