Engelsk substantiv: wilderness | |||
1. | wilderness (om tilstand) (politics) a state of disfavor | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He led the Democratic party back from the wilderness. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | disfavor, disfavour | ||
Overordnet kategori | political relation, politics | ||
2. | Wilderness (om ting) a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War | ||
Eksempler på mindre spesifikke uttrykk | forest, timber, timberland, woodland | ||
Overordnet region | Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Virginia | ||
3. | wilderness (om sted) a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | It was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | wild | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region | ||
Mere spesifikke uttrykk | barren, bush, frontier, waste, wasteland | ||
4. | wilderness (om egenskap) a bewildering profusion | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups. A wilderness of masts in the harbor. | ||
Mindre spesifikke uttrykk | cornucopia, profuseness, profusion, richness | ||