Wilderness
noun
A large area of natural land where there are few people, roads or buildings.
They were lost in the wilderness for three weeks.
Often appears as...
- lost in the wilderness
- into the wilderness
noun
A situation you experience when you are completely alone and have to deal with something difficult.
After losing his job, he described feeling like he was in a wilderness.
Often appears as...
- in a wilderness
- feeling of wilderness
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Idiomatic
noun
A period of time when you get little attention or success, often before you get a lot again.
After a few years in the wilderness, the band made a successful comeback.
Often appears as...
- years in the wilderness
- wilderness period
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Metaphorical
noun
A large area of natural land where there are few people, roads or buildings.
They were lost in the wilderness for three weeks.
Often appears as...
- lost in the wilderness
- into the wilderness
noun
A situation you experience when you are completely alone and have to deal with something difficult.
After losing his job, he described feeling like he was in a wilderness.
Often appears as...
- in a wilderness
- feeling of wilderness
Usage tips
Idiomatic
noun
A period of time when you get little attention or success, often before you get a lot again.
After a few years in the wilderness, the band made a successful comeback.
Often appears as...
- years in the wilderness
- wilderness period
Usage tips
Metaphorical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Immensity
Refers to vast, often untamed areas, typically stressing the size and natural state.
The Amazon Basin is a vast wilderness rich in biodiversity.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Contrasts man-made environments. Use when contrasting 'wilderness' to cities or towns.
Escaping the city, we ventured into the wilderness for solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventurous Undertone
Often used to imply adventure or the unknown, and can carry connotations of danger or excitement.
He felt thrilled starting his journey into the unknown wilderness.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Immensity
Refers to vast, often untamed areas, typically stressing the size and natural state.
The Amazon Basin is a vast wilderness rich in biodiversity.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Contrasts man-made environments. Use when contrasting 'wilderness' to cities or towns.
Escaping the city, we ventured into the wilderness for solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventurous Undertone
Often used to imply adventure or the unknown, and can carry connotations of danger or excitement.
He felt thrilled starting his journey into the unknown wilderness.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Immensity
Refers to vast, often untamed areas, typically stressing the size and natural state.
The Amazon Basin is a vast wilderness rich in biodiversity.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Urban
Contrasts man-made environments. Use when contrasting 'wilderness' to cities or towns.
Escaping the city, we ventured into the wilderness for solitude.
Pro Tip 3/3Adventurous Undertone
Often used to imply adventure or the unknown, and can carry connotations of danger or excitement.
He felt thrilled starting his journey into the unknown wilderness.
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The microbial jungles...
where they may have access to a nutrient source. There's also safety in numbers. Out in the deep, dark wilderness of the microbial world, isolated microbes face serious risks. Predators want to eat them, immune systems seek to destroy them, and there are physical dangers, too,
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Life-changing encounter...
animals and curiosity when we go into their homes and destroy them. There are so few places left in the world where humans haven't left an impact, and in these little pockets of untouched wilderness, The animals still may be just curious about people and
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Patrolling Alaska PIPE...
do that you know we go out we dig into it a lot of times these big game violations they're maggot infested they're extremely nasty they'll gag the best of us but troopers don't have to patrol the wilderness to come in contact with Alaska's wildlife
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Return from the Okavango...
experience a wilderness like this after 18 days in the wild we are sad not happy to be leaving returning to the developed world that threatens these last wild places so it's almost like a comedown you know from an amazing place you just
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
became wilderness, meaning a tract of uncultivated land, primarily inhabited by undomesticated beasts. From the word wilderness, the word wilder was born. To wilder someone was to lead him astray
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The impact of Simón...
world power vast areas of untracked wilderness towering mountain range and the splintered loyalties of many races would have proved difficult for the ablest of generals with strong armies at his
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Garth Lenz: The true...
and the only one which is 95 percent intact. And building a pipeline with an industrial highway would change forever this incredible wilderness, which is a true rarity on the planet today.
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The Largest Falcon in...
it crowns some of the world's most pristine wilderness for nine months of the year the whole island lies buried beneath a cloak of snow and ice now at the beginning of june the
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System Flush PIPE The...
hot soak my work hat to construct an effective wilderness sauna wet logs of the key heat from the iron stove a pull moisture from the wood helping Nick
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Honey-Trapping Bears PIPE...
They need to take the bear as deep into the mountain wilderness as possible.
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The microbial jungles...
where they may have access to a nutrient source. There's also safety in numbers. Out in the deep, dark wilderness of the microbial world, isolated microbes face serious risks. Predators want to eat them, immune systems seek to destroy them, and there are physical dangers, too,
Video examples
Life-changing encounter...
animals and curiosity when we go into their homes and destroy them. There are so few places left in the world where humans haven't left an impact, and in these little pockets of untouched wilderness, The animals still may be just curious about people and
Video examples
Patrolling Alaska PIPE...
do that you know we go out we dig into it a lot of times these big game violations they're maggot infested they're extremely nasty they'll gag the best of us but troopers don't have to patrol the wilderness to come in contact with Alaska's wildlife
Video examples
Return from the Okavango...
experience a wilderness like this after 18 days in the wild we are sad not happy to be leaving returning to the developed world that threatens these last wild places so it's almost like a comedown you know from an amazing place you just
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
became wilderness, meaning a tract of uncultivated land, primarily inhabited by undomesticated beasts. From the word wilderness, the word wilder was born. To wilder someone was to lead him astray
Video examples
The impact of Simón...
world power vast areas of untracked wilderness towering mountain range and the splintered loyalties of many races would have proved difficult for the ablest of generals with strong armies at his
Video examples
Garth Lenz: The true...
and the only one which is 95 percent intact. And building a pipeline with an industrial highway would change forever this incredible wilderness, which is a true rarity on the planet today.
Video examples
The Largest Falcon in...
it crowns some of the world's most pristine wilderness for nine months of the year the whole island lies buried beneath a cloak of snow and ice now at the beginning of june the
Video examples
System Flush PIPE The...
hot soak my work hat to construct an effective wilderness sauna wet logs of the key heat from the iron stove a pull moisture from the wood helping Nick
Video examples
Honey-Trapping Bears PIPE...
They need to take the bear as deep into the mountain wilderness as possible.
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Quote examples
Jimmy Chin
American Athlete
I feel like I'm doing what I love. If I can get out, shoot, film and climb, and be with my friends and family, I'm happy. It doesn't take a lot. I don't need to climb huge mountains. I have a deep connection with wilderness and the environment, and I'm thankful for that.
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Jean Craighead George
American Writer
I have a perfect life where I read; I go out into the wilderness and camp. I meet scientists and learn about their studies of wild animals, and then I come home... and start creating the world I have seen.
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Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
Hanna' has grown up in mother nature's beautiful wilderness and that's what she knows. So for someone like me who has always had a life in the city, it was a chance to look beyond social conventions.
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John Burroughs
American Author
The country is more of a wilderness, more of a wild solitude, in the winter than in the summer. The wild comes out. The urban, the cultivated, is hidden or negatived.
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Gianfranco Zola
Italian Athlete
Sometimes in football, like in life, you have to step into the wilderness. That's the way to get better. You have to try new things and be positive.
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Felicia Day
American Actress
I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
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Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
Life is about daring to carry out your ideas. And for me, it always comes back to the wilderness, nature, mountains.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
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Jim Fowler
American Scientist
The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.
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John Muir
American Environmentalist
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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Jimmy Chin
American Athlete
I feel like I'm doing what I love. If I can get out, shoot, film and climb, and be with my friends and family, I'm happy. It doesn't take a lot. I don't need to climb huge mountains. I have a deep connection with wilderness and the environment, and I'm thankful for that.
Quote examples
Jean Craighead George
American Writer
I have a perfect life where I read; I go out into the wilderness and camp. I meet scientists and learn about their studies of wild animals, and then I come home... and start creating the world I have seen.
Quote examples
Esme Creed-Miles
English Actress
Hanna' has grown up in mother nature's beautiful wilderness and that's what she knows. So for someone like me who has always had a life in the city, it was a chance to look beyond social conventions.
Quote examples
John Burroughs
American Author
The country is more of a wilderness, more of a wild solitude, in the winter than in the summer. The wild comes out. The urban, the cultivated, is hidden or negatived.
Quote examples
Gianfranco Zola
Italian Athlete
Sometimes in football, like in life, you have to step into the wilderness. That's the way to get better. You have to try new things and be positive.
Quote examples
Felicia Day
American Actress
I could go off into the wilderness and write fantasy novels for the rest of my life and probably be happy; but I always want to challenge myself.
Quote examples
Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
Life is about daring to carry out your ideas. And for me, it always comes back to the wilderness, nature, mountains.
Quote examples
Robert Louis Stevenson
Scottish Writer
We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.
Quote examples
Jim Fowler
American Scientist
The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.
Quote examples
John Muir
American Environmentalist
The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.
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