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wild  (wld)

adj. wild·er, wild·est

1. Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed: wild geese; edible wild plants.

2. Not inhabited or farmed: remote, wild country.

3. Uncivilized or barbarous; savage.

4.

a. Lacking supervision or restraint: wild children living in the street.

b. Disorderly; unruly: a wild scene in the school cafeteria.

c. Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious: recalled his wild youth with remorse.

5. Lacking regular order or arrangment; disarranged: wild locks of long hair.

6. Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion: wild with jealousy; a wild look in his eye; a wild rage.

7. Extravagant; fantastic: a wild idea.

8. Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy: wild weather.

9. Risky; imprudent: wild financial schemes.

10.

a. Impatiently eager: wild to get away for the weekend.

b. Informal Highly enthusiastic: just wild about the new music.

11. Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded: wild accusations; a wild guess.

12. Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic: a wild bullet.

13. Games Having an equivalence or value determined by the cardholder's choice: playing poker with deuces wild.

adv.

In a wild manner: growing wild; roaming wild.

n.

1. A natural or undomesticated state: returned the zoo animals to the wild; plants that grow abundantly in the wild.

2. An uninhabited or uncultivated region. Often used in the plural: the wilds of the northern steppes.

intr.v. wild·ed, wild·ing, wilds Slang

To go about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others: "Police said that the youngsters ... were part of a larger group of teenagers who were 'wilding,'their slang for terrorizing and bullying" Maclean's.

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[Middle English wilde, from Old English.]

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wildly adv.

wildness n.

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wild

Adjective

1. (of animals or birds) living in natural surroundings; not domesticated or tame

2. (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated

3. uninhabited and desolate: wild country

4. living in a savage or uncivilized way: a wild mountain man

5. lacking restraint or control: a wild party

6. stormy or violent: a wild windy October morning

7. in a state of extreme emotional intensity: wild with excitement

8. without reason or substance: wild accusations

9. wild about Informal very enthusiastic about: his colleagues aren't all that wild about him

Adverb

run wild to behave without restraint: she was allowed to run completely wild

Noun

1. the wild a free natural state of living: creatures of the wild

2. the wilds a desolate or uninhabited region: the wilds of Africa [Old English wilde]

wildly adv
wildness n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wild - a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" natural state, state of nature state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness - a wild or unrefined state
	2.	wild - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" wilderness barren, wasteland, waste - an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation; "the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert" bush - a large wilderness area frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day" geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region - a demarcated area of the Earth
Adj.	1.	wild - marked by extreme lack of restraint or control; "wild talk"; "wild parties" unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning" tame - very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed"
	2.	wild - in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants" untamed intractable - not tractable; difficult to manage or mold; "an intractable disposition"; "intractable pain"; "the most intractable issue of our era"; "intractable metal" tamed, tame - brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
	3.	wild - in a state of extreme emotion; "wild with anger"; "wild with grief" passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	4.	wild - deviating widely from an intended course; "a wild bullet"; "he threw a wild pitch" uncontrolled - not being under control; out of control; "the greatest uncontrolled health problem is AIDS"; "uncontrolled growth"
	5.	wild - (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" violent intense - possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"
	6.	wild - without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy" baseless, groundless, unfounded, unwarranted, idle unsupported - not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid; "unsupported accusations"
	7.	wild - talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" raving mad insane - afflicted with or characteristic of mental derangement; "was declared insane"; "insane laughter"
	8.	wild - involving risk or danger; "skydiving is a hazardous sport"; "extremely risky going out in the tide and fog"; "a wild financial scheme" hazardous, risky dangerous, unsafe - involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm; "a dangerous criminal"; "a dangerous bridge"; "unemployment reached dangerous proportions"
	9.	wild - fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" fantastic unrealistic - not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels"
	10.	wild - located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; "a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places" godforsaken, waste inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	11.	wild - intensely enthusiastic about or preoccupied with; "crazy about cars and racing"; "he is potty about her" dotty, gaga, crazy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech enthusiastic - having or showing great excitement and interest; "enthusiastic crowds filled the streets"; "an enthusiastic response"; "was enthusiastic about taking ballet lessons"
	12.	wild - without civilizing influences; "barbarian invaders"; "barbaric practices"; "a savage people"; "fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient"-Margaret Meade; "wild tribes" barbarian, barbaric, uncivilised, uncivilized, savage noncivilised, noncivilized - not having a high state of culture and social development
	13.	wild - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" angry, tempestuous, furious, raging stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
Adv.	1.	wild - in an uncontrolled and rampant manner; "weeds grew rampantly around here" rampantly
	2.	wild - in a wild or undomesticated manner; "growing wild"; "roaming wild"

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wild

adjective 1. untamed, fierce, savage, ferocious, unbroken, feral, undomesticated, free, warrigal Austral. (literary) << OPPOSITE tame

adjective 2. uncultivated, natural, native, indigenous << OPPOSITE cultivated

adjective 3. desolate, empty, desert, deserted, virgin, lonely, uninhabited, godforsaken, uncultivated, uncivilized, trackless, unpopulated << OPPOSITE inhabited

adjective 4. stormy, violent, rough, intense, raging, furious, howling, choppy, tempestuous, blustery

adjective 5. excited, mad (informal) crazy (informal) eager, nuts (slang) enthusiastic, raving, frantic, daft (informal) frenzied, hysterical, avid, potty Brit. (informal) delirious, agog << OPPOSITE unenthusiastic

adjective 6. uncontrolled, violent, rough, disorderly, noisy, chaotic, turbulent, wayward, unruly, rowdy, boisterous, lawless, unfettered, unbridled, riotous, unrestrained, unmanageable, impetuous, undisciplined, ungovernable, self-willed, uproarious << OPPOSITE calm

7. mad, (informal) furious, fuming, infuriated, incensed, enraged, very angry, irate, livid (informal) in a rage, on the warpath (informal) hot under the collar (informal) beside yourself, tooshie Austral. (slang) off the air Austral. (slang)

adjective 8. outrageous, fantastic, foolish, rash, extravagant, reckless, preposterous, giddy, madcap, foolhardy, flighty, ill-considered, imprudent, impracticable << OPPOSITE practical

adjective 9. dishevelled, disordered, untidy, unkempt, tousled, straggly, windblown, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal)

10. passionate, mad (informal) ardent, fervent, zealous, fervid

adjective 11. uncivilized, fierce, savage, primitive, rude, ferocious, barbaric, brutish, barbarous << OPPOSITE civilized >> the wilds wilderness, desert, wasteland, middle of nowhere (informal) backwoods, back of beyond (informal) uninhabited area run wild

12. grow unchecked, spread, ramble, straggle

13. go on the rampage, stray, rampage, run riot, cut loose, run free, kick over the traces, be undisciplined, abandon all restraint

Translations

wild [waɪld] adj [animal] → salvaje; [plant] → silvestre (= rough); furioso, violento; [idea] → descabellado;

(col) (= angry); furioso

n the wild → la naturaleza;

wilds npl → regiones fpl salvajes; tierras fpl vírgenes;

to be wild about (= enthusiastic) → estar or andar loco por;

in its wild state → en estado salvaje

wild [waɪld] adj → sauvage; [sea] → déchaîné(e); [idea, life] → fou(folle); [behaviour] → déchaîné(e) → extravagant(e);

(inf) (= angry); hors de soi, furieux/euse: (= enthusiastic);

to be wild about → être fou(folle) or dingue de n the wild → la nature;

wilds npl → régions fpl sauvages

wild [waɪld] adj → wild (= weather); rau, stürmisch; [person, behaviour] → ungestüm; [idea] → weit hergeholt; [applause] → stürmisch

n the wild (natural surroundings) → die freie Natur f;

the wilds npl → die Wildnis;

I'm not wild about it → ich bin nicht versessen or scharf darauf

wild [waɪld] adj [animal, plant] → selvatico/a; [countryside, appearance] → selvaggio/a; [sea] → tempestoso/a; [idea, life] → folle;

(col) (= angry); arrabbiato/a, furibondo/a (= enthusiastic): to be wild about → andar pazzo/a per

n the wild → la natura;

wilds npl → regione f selvaggia

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wild

adj wild [waild]

1 (of animals) not tamed wolves and other wild animals.wildمُتَوَحِّش، بَرّيдивdivokývildwildάγριοςsalvaje, bravíomets-وحشیvillisauvageפֶּרֶאजंगलीdivljivadliarvilltur, villi-selvaggio, selvatico野性の야생의laukinissavvaļas-liarwildvilldzikiselvagemsălbaticдикийdivýdivjidivljivildไม่เชื่องvahşî野生的(不馴服的)дикийجنگلیhoang dã野生的（不驯服的）

2 (of land) not cultivated. ongetemمُقْفِر، غَيْر مَحروثнекултивиранneobdělanýuopdyrket; uberørtverwildertακαλλιέργητος (για γη)agreste, salvajeharimataجنگلىluonnontilainensauvageבַּרबंजरneobrađenvadtidak digarapóbyggður, óræktaðurincolto荒地の경작되지 않은, 묵혀둔neapgyventas, nedirbamasneapgūts; neapstrādātsterbiar; tidak dihunionbebouwdudyrket, natur-nie uprawianyincultonecultivatневозделанныйneobrábaný, pustýdivjidivljivild, ödeซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติboş, işlenmemiş未開墾的необроблений; незаселенийغیرآبادhoang未开垦的

3 uncivilized or lawless; savage wild tribes.barbaarsغَيْر مُتَحَضِّرдивdivokývildwildαπολίτιστοςsalvajemetsikجنگلىvilli, alkuasukas-sauvageפֶּרֶאवहशीdivljivadbiadabfrumstæður, án siðmenningarselvaggio野蛮な미개한, 야만의laukinispirmatnējs; mežonīgsliar; hutanwildvill, vilter, usivilisertdzikiselvagemsăl­baticдикийdivý, divošskýdivjidivljivildที่ปาเถื่อนvahşî, ilkel未開化的，原始的дикийغیر مہذبhỗn loạn未开化的，原始的

4 very stormy; violent a wild night at sea; a wild rage.ontembaarعاصِف، هائِجбуренbouřlivý, prudkýstormfuldwildάγριος, βίαιοςfurioso, borrascosotormine, ägeوحشىmyrskyisädéchainé; fouסוֹעֵרप्रचण्डdivljitombolódahsyathamslaustempestoso; folle荒れた(바람·밤 등이) 사나운, 거친audringas, nežabotastrakojošs; vētrainsrebut; bergelorastormachtig, woeststormfull; vill, voldsomburzliwy, gwałtownyviolentofurtunos; violentбурныйbúrlivý, prudkýdivjiolujanvåldsam, häftigที่เลวร้ายfırtınalı, azgın狂暴的бурхливий, буйнийخود سرdữ dội狂暴的

5 mad, crazy, insane etc wild with hunger; wild with anxiety.wild, rasendمَجْنون، جُنونيобезумялšílený, bez sebevildverrücktέξαλλοςloco, alocadomeeletuدئوانهsekaisindélirant (de); fou (de)פְּרָאִיविक्षिप्तludőrültgilabrjálaðurpazzo狂ったような미친 듯한, 몹시 흥분한galvos netekęs, pasiutęstraks no uztraukumagila-gila; bukan-bukangekvill, ustyrlig, rebelskoszalałylouconebun; delirantнеистовыйšialenýblazenludgalen, utom sigที่ไร้สติçılgın, deli瘋狂的нестямний, шаленийدیوانہđiên cuồng疯狂的

6 rash a wild hope.wildeجامِحприбързанbezmeznývildunsinnigπαράλογος, εξωφρενικόςdisparatado, descabellado, desorbitado, alocadoootamatuريسکىäkillinenfou, extravagantפָּזִיזअविवेचितpustvakmerőgegabahbrjálæðislegur, óhugsaðurfolleとっぴな무모한nerealus, neapgalvotasspējš; nepamatotsterburu-buruongefundeerdvillpochopny, bezpodstawnyabsurdonebunesc, extravagantбезумныйbezmedznýdivjinepromišljenförflugenซึ่งไม่มีความอดกลั้นçılgınca delice急切的необдуманийبے ڈھنگاrồ dại急切的

7 not accurate or reliable a wild guess.wildeغَيْر سَوي، غَيْر مَوثوقнаправен наслукиnáhodnývildwildανακριβής, αναξιόπιστοςprecipitado, impetuosohuupi(tehtud)نه چندان دقیقumpimähkäinenen l'air, au hasardפְּרָאִיख्यालीnesmotren, slučajanpontatlan,„meredek”untung-untunganút í loftiða caso当てずっぽうの빗나간aklasuz labu laimi; aklsmeneka secara rambangin het wilde weg(et skudd) i blinde; fantastiskwysunięty na ślepoirreflectidola întâm­plareнеобдуманныйnáhodnýna sleponeprecizanvild, felriktad, på måfåที่เชื่อถือไม่ได้güvensiz, gelişigüzel不切實際的необдуманий, зроблений навманняغیر معقولkhông chính xác不切实际的

8 very angry. baie kwaadغاضِب، مُسْتَشيط غَضَباядосанzuřivýrasenderasendέξαλλος, μαινόμενοςfurioso, colérico, frenéticoraevukasعصبانیraivoisa(fou) furieuxרוֹתֵחक्रोधोन्मतlud, bijesankegyetlensangat marahtryllturfurioso激怒した성난įsiutęs, įtūžęsnikns; pārskaitiessangat marahrazendrasende, forbannetwściekłyzangado(foarte) furiosразгневанныйzúrivýdivjiljutitursinnig, rasandeที่โกรธจัดçok öfkeli狂怒的скажений, несамовитийغضبناکgiận giữ狂怒的

adv ˈwildly

wildبِوَحْشِيَّهдивоzuřivěvildtwildάγριαsalvajemente, furiosamente, locamentemetsikultوحشیانهvillistifurieusementבִּפרָאוּתअन्धाधुन्धludo, bijesnovaduldengan dahsyat, liarbrjálæðislegaselvaggiamente; furiosamente荒々しく야생으로; 거칠게; 무턱대고su įtūžiu, kaip be galvos, aklaimežonīgi; nikni; neprātāsecara tidak terkawal; secara rambangwildvilt, ustyrlig, rasendedziko, wściekleselvaticamentecu furieдикоzúrivodivjedivljeviltอย่างดุร้ายvahşîce, çılgınca狂暴地дикоوحشت سےmột cách bừa bãi狂暴地

n ˈwildness

wildheidوَحْشِيَّهдивотаdivokostvildskabdie Wildheitαγριότηταestado salvaje, furia, desenfreno, extravaganciametsikusوحشیhurjuusaspect sauvageפְּרָאוּתवहशतludilo, bjesnilovadságkedahsyatantryllingur, ofsistato selvaggio, selvatichezza野性야생; 무모함įsiūtismežonīgums; niknums; neprātskeliaranhet wild zijnvillhetdzikość, szaleństwoselvajariasălbăticieдикостьdivosťdivjostdivljinavildhetความดุร้ายvahşîlik, yabanîlik荒野дикістьوحشتsự hoang dã荒野

ˈwildfire: spread like wildfire

(of eg news) to spread extremely fast. veldbrandحَريق هائِل مُدَمِّرразпространявам се мълниеносноšířit se rychlostí bleskusprede sig som en steppebrandsich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreitenδιαδίδομαι αστραπιαίαcorrer/esparcirse como un reguero de pólvorakulutulena levimaماده قابل اشتعالlevitä kulovalkean tavoinse répandre comme une traînée de poudreלְהִתפַּשֵט כְּמוֹ אֵש בִּשדֶה קוֹצִיםदावानलneobuzdana vatra, požarfutótűz(ként terjed)menyebar cepatbreiðast út eins og eldur í sinu(diffondersi in un lampo)たちまち広がる순식간에 퍼지다plisti/sklisti žaibo greitumuizplatīties zibens ātrumātersebar dgn cepatzich als een lopend vuurtje verspreiden(spre seg) som ild i tørt gressrozejść się lotem błyskawicy(como um) relâmpagoa se răspândi cu repe­ziciuneраспространяться молниеносноšíriť sa rýchlosťou bleskurazširiti se kot bliskveliki požarlöpeld: sprida sig som en löpeldไฟป่าที่รุนแรงและลุกไหม้เป็นบริเวณกว้างhızla yayılmak野火поширюватися з надзвичайною швидкістюجنگل کی آگlan rất nhanh野火

n pl ˈwildfowl

wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc. wildvoëlsطُيور بَريَّهпернат дивечdivoké ptactvofuglevildtdie Wildvögel (pl.)αγριοπούλια (πληθ.)ave de cazajahilinnudاردک وحشىriistalinnutoiseau(x) sauvage(s)עוֹפוֹת בָּרजंगली परिन्दाdivlje pticeszárnyas vadunggas liarvilltir fuglar(uccelli selvatici)猟鳥야금, 엽조laukiniai paukščiaimeža putniburung air liarwild gevogelteville fugler, fugleviltdzikie ptactwoaves selvagenspăsări sălbaticeдичьdivé vtáctvodivje pticepernata divljačvildfågelนกที่ถูกล่าเป็นเกม เช่น เป็ดป่าav kuşu, yaban ördeği/kazı v.b.獵鳥дичинаجنگلی چڑیاںchim nước猎鸟

ˌwild-ˈgoose chase

an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain. rondholleryمَسْعى فاشِل، مَشْروع لا طائِل تَحْتَهплупаво безнадеждно търсенеmarná snahavildsporvergebliche Müheμάταιη αναζήτησηbúsqueda inútillootusetu katseتلاش بيهودهtoivoton yritysquête impossibleמִרדָף שַׁבनिरर्थक परिश्रमuzaludan trud, jalov pothvathiábavaló vállalkozásmengejar yang mustahilvonlaus leit(tentativo inutile)見込みのない試み가망 없는 추구, 부질 없는 시도siekimas nepasiekiamobezcerīgs pasākumskerja sia-siahopeloze ondernemingforgjeves forsøkposzukiwanie wczorajszego dniabusca inútilgoană după himereпогоня за недостижимымmárna snahajalovo početjejalov poduhvatlönlöst företagการค้นหาสิ่งที่ไม่อาจพบได้boşa kürek çekme, olmayacak işe girişme徒勞的舉動химераناممکن چیز کی کوششsự đeo đuổi viển vông徒劳的举动

n ˈwildlife

wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively to protect wildlife.wildleweالبَريَّه، الحيوانات الضّاريَهдивата природаdivoká zvěřdyreliv(wilde) Tierweltάγρια φύση, ζώα στο φυσικό τους περιβάλλονfauna(metsik) loodusحيات وحشluontofauneחַיוֹת בַּרवन्यजीवनdivljačvadvilágsatwa liarvillt náttúra; dÿraríkið(fauna/flora protetta)野生動物야생 동물gyvūnijadzīvā dabahidupan liarin het wild dierendyrelivfauna, przyrodaanimais selvagensfaunăживая природаdivá zverdivje živalisvet netaknute prirodedjur- och växtlivสัตว์ป่าyabanî hayvanlar, yaban hayatı野生動物жива природаجنگلی جانورđời sống hoang dã野生动物

in the wild

(of an animal) in its natural surroundings Young animals have to learn to look after themselves in the wild.in die natuurفي البَريَّه، في بيئَتِه الطَّبيعِيَّهв дивия святve volné příroděi naturenin freier Wildbahnστο φυσικό του περιβάλλον (για ζώο)en estado salvajevabas loodusesحيات وحشluonnontilassaà l'état sauvageבַּטֶבָעजंगल मेंu divljinivadondi alam bebasí náttúrulegu/villtu umhverfi(allo stato brado)野生の状態で야생 상태 그대로natūralioje aplinkojesavvaļā; dabiskos apstākļoshutan; alam semula jadiin het wildi vill tilstand, i naturenw naturzena naturezaîn libertateна волеvo voľnej prírodev divjiniu divljininaturenในป่าdoğal ortamında在荒野中，在大自然中у природі, на воліجنگلی جانوروں کا اپنے ماحول میں ہوناtrong môi trường tự nhiên在荒野中，在大自然中

the wilds

the uncultivated areas (of a country etc) They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.die wildernisالبَراريпустинно/диво мястоdivočinavildmark; ødemarkdie Wildnisερημιέςlas regiones salvajeskõnnumaaجنگلىtakamaatrégions sauvagesאֵיזוֹר פֶּרֶאऐसे इलाके में जहां खेती नहीं की गई होdivljinavadonpedalamanóbyggðir(regioni selvagge)未開地方미개척지atoki vieta, užkampisbiezoknī; tuksnesī; nomaļā vietākawasan terpencilwildernisvillmark, ødemarkpustkowieregiOes selvagensregiuni necultivate; sălbăticieдебриdivočinadivjinadivljinavildmarkenที่รกร้างboş arazi, çorak ve ıssız yer未開發地區незаселені земліغیر آباد علاقےnơi hoang dã未开发地区

the Wild West, west