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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. wild مُتَوَحِّش، بَرّي див divoký vild wild άγριος salvaje, bravío mets- وحشی villi sauvage פֶּרֶא जंगली divlji vad liar villtur, villi- selvaggio, selvatico 野性の 야생의 laukinis savvaļas- liar wild vill dziki selvagem sălbatic дикий divý divji divlji vild ไม่เชื่อง vahşî 野生的(不馴服的) дикий جنگلی hoang dã 野生的（不驯服的）

2 (of land) not cultivated. ongetem مُقْفِر، غَيْر مَحروث некултивиран neobdělaný uopdyrket; uberørt verwildert ακαλλιέργητος (για γη) agreste, salvaje harimata جنگلى luonnontilainen sauvage בַּר बंजर neobrađen vad tidak digarap óbyggður, óræktaður incolto 荒地の 경작되지 않은, 묵혀둔 neapgyventas, nedirbamas neapgūts; neapstrādāts terbiar; tidak dihuni onbebouwd udyrket, natur- nie uprawiany inculto necultivat невозделанный neobrábaný, pustý divji divlji vild, öde ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นเองตามธรรมชาติ boş, işlenmemiş 未開墾的 необроблений; незаселений غیرآباد hoang 未开垦的

3 uncivilized or lawless; savage wild tribes. barbaars غَيْر مُتَحَضِّر див divoký vild wild απολίτιστος salvaje metsik جنگلى villi, alkuasukas- sauvage פֶּרֶא वहशी divlji vad biadab frumstæður, án siðmenningar selvaggio 野蛮な 미개한, 야만의 laukinis pirmatnējs; mežonīgs liar; hutan wild vill, vilter, usivilisert dziki selvagem săl­batic дикий divý, divošský divji divlji vild ที่ปาเถื่อน vahşî, ilkel 未開化的，原始的 дикий غیر مہذب hỗn loạn 未开化的，原始的

4 very stormy; violent a wild night at sea; a wild rage. ontembaar عاصِف، هائِج бурен bouřlivý, prudký stormfuld wild άγριος, βίαιος furioso, borrascoso tormine, äge وحشى myrskyisä déchainé; fou סוֹעֵר प्रचण्ड divlji tomboló dahsyat hamslaus tempestoso; folle 荒れた (바람·밤 등이) 사나운, 거친 audringas, nežabotas trakojošs; vētrains rebut; bergelora stormachtig, woest stormfull; vill, voldsom burzliwy, gwałtowny violento furtunos; violent бурный búrlivý, prudký divji olujan våldsam, häftig ที่เลวร้าย fırtınalı, azgın 狂暴的 бурхливий, буйний خود سر dữ dội 狂暴的

5 mad, crazy, insane etc wild with hunger; wild with anxiety. wild, rasend مَجْنون، جُنوني обезумял šílený, bez sebe vild verrückt έξαλλος loco, alocado meeletu دئوانه sekaisin délirant (de); fou (de) פְּרָאִי विक्षिप्त lud őrült gila brjálaður pazzo 狂ったような 미친 듯한, 몹시 흥분한 galvos netekęs, pasiutęs traks no uztraukuma gila-gila; bukan-bukan gek vill, ustyrlig, rebelsk oszalały louco nebun; delirant неистовый šialený blazen lud galen, utom sig ที่ไร้สติ çılgın, deli 瘋狂的 нестямний, шалений دیوانہ điên cuồng 疯狂的

6 rash a wild hope. wilde جامِح прибързан bezmezný vild unsinnig παράλογος, εξωφρενικός disparatado, descabellado, desorbitado, alocado ootamatu ريسکى äkillinen fou, extravagant פָּזִיז अविवेचित pust vakmerő gegabah brjálæðislegur, óhugsaður folle とっぴな 무모한 nerealus, neapgalvotas spējš; nepamatots terburu-buru ongefundeerd vill pochopny, bezpodstawny absurdo nebunesc, extravagant безумный bezmedzný divji nepromišljen förflugen ซึ่งไม่มีความอดกลั้น çılgınca delice 急切的 необдуманий بے ڈھنگا rồ dại 急切的

7 not accurate or reliable a wild guess. wilde غَيْر سَوي، غَيْر مَوثوق направен наслуки náhodný vild wild ανακριβής, αναξιόπιστος precipitado, impetuoso huupi(tehtud) نه چندان دقیق umpimähkäinen en l'air, au hasard פְּרָאִי ख्याली nesmotren, slučajan pontatlan,„meredek” untung-untungan út í loftið a caso 当てずっぽうの 빗나간 aklas uz labu laimi; akls meneka secara rambang in het wilde weg (et skudd) i blinde; fantastisk wysunięty na ślepo irreflectido la întâm­plare необдуманный náhodný na slepo neprecizan vild, felriktad, på måfå ที่เชื่อถือไม่ได้ güvensiz, gelişigüzel 不切實際的 необдуманий, зроблений навмання غیر معقول không chính xác 不切实际的

8 very angry. baie kwaad غاضِب، مُسْتَشيط غَضَبا ядосан zuřivý rasende rasend έξαλλος, μαινόμενος furioso, colérico, frenético raevukas عصبانی raivoisa (fou) furieux רוֹתֵח क्रोधोन्मत lud, bijesan kegyetlen sangat marah trylltur furioso 激怒した 성난 įsiutęs, įtūžęs nikns; pārskaities sangat marah razend rasende, forbannet wściekły zangado (foarte) furios разгневанный zúrivý divji ljutit ursinnig, rasande ที่โกรธจัด çok öfkeli 狂怒的 скажений, несамовитий غضبناک giận giữ 狂怒的

adv ˈwildly

wild بِوَحْشِيَّه диво zuřivě vildt wild άγρια salvajemente, furiosamente, locamente metsikult وحشیانه villisti furieusement בִּפרָאוּת अन्धाधुन्ध ludo, bijesno vadul dengan dahsyat, liar brjálæðislega selvaggiamente; furiosamente 荒々しく 야생으로; 거칠게; 무턱대고 su įtūžiu, kaip be galvos, aklai mežonīgi; nikni; neprātā secara tidak terkawal; secara rambang wild vilt, ustyrlig, rasende dziko, wściekle selvaticamente cu furie дико zúrivo divje divlje vilt อย่างดุร้าย vahşîce, çılgınca 狂暴地 дико وحشت سے một cách bừa bãi 狂暴地

n ˈwildness

wildheid وَحْشِيَّه дивота divokost vildskab die Wildheit αγριότητα estado salvaje, furia, desenfreno, extravagancia metsikus وحشی hurjuus aspect sauvage פְּרָאוּת वहशत ludilo, bjesnilo vadság kedahsyatan tryllingur, ofsi stato selvaggio, selvatichezza 野性 야생; 무모함 įsiūtis mežonīgums; niknums; neprāts keliaran het wild zijn villhet dzikość, szaleństwo selvajaria sălbăticie дикость divosť divjost divljina vildhet ความดุร้าย vahşîlik, yabanîlik 荒野 дикість وحشت sự hoang dã 荒野

ˈwildfire: spread like wildfire

(of eg news) to spread extremely fast. veldbrand حَريق هائِل مُدَمِّر разпространявам се мълниеносно šířit se rychlostí blesku sprede sig som en steppebrand sich wie ein Lauffeuer verbreiten διαδίδομαι αστραπιαία correr/esparcirse como un reguero de pólvora kulutulena levima ماده قابل اشتعال levitä kulovalkean tavoin se répandre comme une traînée de poudre לְהִתפַּשֵט כְּמוֹ אֵש בִּשדֶה קוֹצִים दावानल neobuzdana vatra, požar futótűz(ként terjed) menyebar cepat breiðast út eins og eldur í sinu (diffondersi in un lampo) たちまち広がる 순식간에 퍼지다 plisti/sklisti žaibo greitumu izplatīties zibens ātrumā tersebar dgn cepat zich als een lopend vuurtje verspreiden (spre seg) som ild i tørt gress rozejść się lotem błyskawicy (como um) relâmpago a se răspândi cu repe­ziciune распространяться молниеносно šíriť sa rýchlosťou blesku razširiti se kot blisk veliki požar löpeld: sprida sig som en löpeld ไฟป่าที่รุนแรงและลุกไหม้เป็นบริเวณกว้าง hızla yayılmak 野火 поширюватися з надзвичайною швидкістю جنگل کی آگ lan rất nhanh 野火

n pl ˈwildfowl

wild birds, especially water birds such as ducks, geese etc. wildvoëls طُيور بَريَّه пернат дивеч divoké ptactvo fuglevildt die Wildvögel (pl.) αγριοπούλια (πληθ.) ave de caza jahilinnud اردک وحشى riistalinnut oiseau(x) sauvage(s) עוֹפוֹת בָּר जंगली परिन्दा divlje ptice szárnyas vad unggas liar villtir fuglar (uccelli selvatici) 猟鳥 야금, 엽조 laukiniai paukščiai meža putni burung air liar wild gevogelte ville fugler, fuglevilt dzikie ptactwo aves selvagens păsări sălbatice дичь divé vtáctvo divje ptice pernata divljač vildfågel นกที่ถูกล่าเป็นเกม เช่น เป็ดป่า av kuşu, yaban ördeği/kazı v.b. 獵鳥 дичина جنگلی چڑیاں chim nước 猎鸟

ˌwild-ˈgoose chase

an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain. rondhollery مَسْعى فاشِل، مَشْروع لا طائِل تَحْتَه плупаво безнадеждно търсене marná snaha vildspor vergebliche Mühe μάταιη αναζήτηση búsqueda inútil lootusetu katse تلاش بيهوده toivoton yritys quête impossible מִרדָף שַׁב निरर्थक परिश्रम uzaludan trud, jalov pothvat hiábavaló vállalkozás mengejar yang mustahil vonlaus leit (tentativo inutile) 見込みのない試み 가망 없는 추구, 부질 없는 시도 siekimas nepasiekiamo bezcerīgs pasākums kerja sia-sia hopeloze onderneming forgjeves forsøk poszukiwanie wczorajszego dnia busca inútil goană după himere погоня за недостижимым márna snaha jalovo početje jalov poduhvat lönlöst företag การค้นหาสิ่งที่ไม่อาจพบได้ boşa kürek çekme, olmayacak işe girişme 徒勞的舉動 химера ناممکن چیز کی کوشش sự đeo đuổi viển vông 徒劳的举动

n ˈwildlife

wild animals, birds, insects etc collectively to protect wildlife. wildlewe البَريَّه، الحيوانات الضّاريَه дивата природа divoká zvěř dyreliv (wilde) Tierwelt άγρια φύση, ζώα στο φυσικό τους περιβάλλον fauna (metsik) loodus حيات وحش luonto faune חַיוֹת בַּר वन्यजीवन divljač vadvilág satwa liar villt náttúra; dÿraríkið (fauna/flora protetta) 野生動物 야생 동물 gyvūnija dzīvā daba hidupan liar in het wild dieren dyreliv fauna, przyroda animais selvagens faună живая природа divá zver divje živali svet netaknute prirode djur- och växtliv สัตว์ป่า yabanî hayvanlar, yaban hayatı 野生動物 жива природа جنگلی جانور đời 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 natuur في البَريَّه، في بيئَتِه الطَّبيعِيَّه в дивия свят ve volné přírodě i naturen in freier Wildbahn στο φυσικό του περιβάλλον (για ζώο) en estado salvaje vabas looduses حيات وحش luonnontilassa à l'état sauvage בַּטֶבָע जंगल में u divljini vadon di alam bebas í náttúrulegu/villtu umhverfi (allo stato brado) 野生の状態で 야생 상태 그대로 natūralioje aplinkoje savvaļā; dabiskos apstākļos hutan; alam semula jadi in het wild i vill tilstand, i naturen w naturze na natureza în libertate на воле vo voľnej prírode v divjini u divljini naturen ในป่า doğal ortamında 在荒野中，在大自然中 у природі, на волі جنگلی جانوروں کا اپنے ماحول میں ہونا trong 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 wildernis البَراري пустинно/диво място divočina vildmark; ødemark die Wildnis ερημιές las regiones salvajes kõnnumaa جنگلى takamaat régions sauvages אֵיזוֹר פֶּרֶא ऐसे इलाके में जहां खेती नहीं की गई हो divljina vadon pedalaman óbyggðir (regioni selvagge) 未開地方 미개척지 atoki vieta, užkampis biezoknī; tuksnesī; nomaļā vietā kawasan terpencil wildernis villmark, ødemark pustkowie regiOes selvagens regiuni necultivate; sălbăticie дебри divočina divjina divljina vildmarken ที่รกร้าง boş arazi, çorak ve ıssız yer 未開發地區 незаселені землі غیر آباد علاقے nơi hoang dã 未开发地区

the Wild West, west