wilderness
[noun]
Synonyms: desert, jungle, wasteland, wilds

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Related Idioms: back of beyond
Related Words: backcountry, backland(s), hinterland

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English Thesaurus: countryside, the country, landscape, scenery, wilderness, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

wil‧der‧ness /ˈwɪldənəs, ˈwɪldənɪs $ -dər-/ noun [countable usually singular]
[Language: Old English; Origin: wildeornes 'land where wild animals live', from wild deor 'wild animal']

1. a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed:
the Alaskan wilderness

2. a place that seems no longer used or cared for by anyone:
The garden was a wilderness.
The south side of the city had become a lawless wilderness.

3. in/from/out of the wilderness someone who is in the wilderness does not have power or is not involved in something in an important way at a particular time:
the re-emergence of Richard Nixon from the political wilderness in 1968

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

wilderness
noun
ADJ. last | great | barren, desert, desolate | frozen | uncharted | unspoilt | political (figurative) the man who brought the party back from the political wilderness
VERB + WILDERNESS transform They transformed the wilderness into a garden.
explore They set out to explore the earth's last great wilderness, Antarctica.
WILDERNESS + NOUN years (figurative) His wilderness years (= when he was out of politics and the public eye) in the 1990s were spent in North America.
PREP. in the ~ We were hopelessly lost in the wilderness.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

countryside noun [uncountable] an area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc – used especially when talking about the natural beauty of this kind of area:
The walk takes you through some beautiful countryside.
The countryside changes in winter.
the country noun [singular] the area away from towns and cities, where there are fields, forests etc:
Tired of city life, they moved to the country.
I've always wanted to live in the country.
landscape noun [countable usually singular] a large area of countryside that you see from somewhere:
The house looks out over a peaceful rural landscape.
Adams is famous for his photographs of the American landscape.
scenery noun [uncountable] the natural features of part of a country, such as mountains, forests etc, especially when these are attractive:
New Zealand has some spectacular scenery.
wilderness noun [uncountable and countable] a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed:
Yukon is a vast wilderness of mountains, lakes, and forests.
the bush noun [singular] wild country that has not been cleared, especially in Australia or Africa:
The camp is popular with tourists wishing to experience the African bush.
rural adjective relating to the country:
People are moving away from rural areas.
rural communities

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