English noun: state of nature | |||
1. | state of nature (state) a wild primitive state untouched by civilization | ||
Samples | He lived in the wild. They collected mushrooms in the wild. | ||
Synonyms | natural state, wild | ||
Broader (hypernym) | state | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | crudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudeness | ||