Europe: investment wilderness or land of opportunity?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Soon begins its time in the wilderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Playing good golf again after a time in the wilderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
My time in the wilderness was over.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But over the years true wilderness has become harder to find.
The Sun (2009)
Also under scrutiny is the sprawl of homes into wilderness areas vulnerable to forest fires.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Aboriginal people have managed the wilderness land for thousands of years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We are seeing more and more marginal farmland being converted back into wilderness areas because the model works.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
What wilderness areas and national parks need is branded lodges and holiday homes that offer a guarantee of quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We cannot be out in the wilderness all the time because we are the ones who are getting all the blame.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Much of the region was wilderness at the time and at one point he lost his clothes and was walking practically naked.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There were French windows looking out on to a garden wilderness of brambles.
John Cornwell Seminary Boy (2006)
Maybe Adam preferred the wilderness to the garden.
Aldiss, Brian Somewhere East of Life (1994)
Its wilderness areas are a photographer's dream location in which to take pictures.
The Sun (2010)
And in fact, when spending time in the wilderness, many evangelicals feel the call powerfully.
Christianity Today (2000)
Both parents used to be keen gardeners, but now they have no time or energy to spare and their plot has become an abandoned wilderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Visitors, in turn, would experience a genuinely warm welcome and get the run of a vast area of wilderness.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
She lives in the true wilderness area of Montana, where it seems a grizzly bear could emerge at any second.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Animals, in the same way that trees and wilderness areas do, provide a service tothe quality of human life.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
They think demand will be high because while Britain has some of the best wilderness land, it has some of the worst accommodation.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Word lists with
wilderness
place names in the Bible
In other languages
wilderness
British English: wilderness NOUN
A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.
...the icy wilderness.
American English: wilderness
Brazilian Portuguese: ermo
Chinese: 荒野
European Spanish: desierto
French: région sauvage
German: Wildnis
Italian: area disabitata
Japanese: 荒野
Korean: 황야
European Portuguese: ermo
Latin American Spanish: desierto
All related terms of 'wilderness'
the Wilderness
the barren regions to the south and east of Palestine , esp those in which the Israelites wandered before entering the Promised Land and in which Christ fasted for 40 days and nights
wilderness area
an area of public land, as of virgin forest , preserved in its natural state by prohibiting by law the construction of roads, buildings, etc.
in the wilderness
If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness , they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.
a voice in the wilderness
a person, group, etc, making a suggestion or plea that is ignored
a voice crying in the wilderness
someone who is pointing out the dangers in a situation or the truth about it, but nobody is paying any attention
Chinese translation of 'wilderness'
wilderness
(ˈwɪldənɪs)
n(c)
荒野 (huāngyě)
1 (noun)
Definition
a wild uninhabited uncultivated region
He looked out over a wilderness of mountain, lake and forest.
Synonyms
wilds
waste
the barren wastes of the Sahara
desert
The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert.
wasteland
Pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.
uncultivated region
2 (noun)
Definition
a confused mass or tangle
The neglected cemetery was a wilderness of crumbling gravestones and parched grass.
Synonyms
tangle
I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.
confusion
maze
the maze of rules and regulations
a maze of dimly-lit corridors
muddle
My thoughts are all in a muddle.
clutter
She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
jumble
a meaningless jumble of words
welter
the welter of information available on the internet
congeries
confused mass
jungle
a jungle of stuffed sofas, stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clutter
Definition
a state of untidiness
She preferred her work area to be free of clutter.
Synonyms
untidiness,
mess,
disorder,
confusion,
litter,
muddle,
disarray,
jumble,
hotchpotch
in the sense of desert
Definition
a region that has little or no vegetation because of low rainfall
The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert.
Synonyms
wilderness,
waste,
wilds,
wasteland,
dust bowl
in the sense of jumble
Definition
articles donated for a jumble sale
a meaningless jumble of words
Synonyms
muddle,
mixture,
mess,
disorder,
confusion,
chaos,
litter,
clutter,
disarray,
medley,
mélange,
miscellany,
mishmash,
farrago,
hotchpotch,
hodgepodge,
gallimaufry,
pig's breakfast (informal),
disarrangement
Synonyms of 'wilderness'
wilderness
Explore 'wilderness' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of jungle
Definition
a confused or confusing situation
a jungle of stuffed sofas, stuffed birds, knick-knacks, potted plants
Synonyms
maze,
web,
puzzle,
confusion,
uncertainty,
tangle,
snarl,
mesh,
bewilderment,
perplexity,
imbroglio
in the sense of maze
Definition
any confusing network or system
the maze of rules and regulationsa maze of dimly-lit corridors
Synonyms
web,
puzzle,
confusion,
tangle,
snarl,
mesh,
labyrinth,
imbroglio,
convolutions,
complex network,
meander,
intricacy,
perplexity
in the sense of muddle
Definition
a state of mental confusion or uncertainty
My thoughts are all in a muddle.
Synonyms
confusion,
mess,
disorder,
chaos,
plight,
tangle,
mix-up,
clutter,
disarray,
daze,
predicament,
jumble,
ravel,
perplexity,
disorganization,
hotchpotch,
hodgepodge,
pig's breakfast (informal),
fankle (Scottish)
in the sense of waste
Definition
a region that is wild or uncultivated
the barren wastes of the Sahara
Synonyms
desert,
wilds,
wilderness,
void,
solitude (poetic),
wasteland
in the sense of wasteland
Definition
a barren or desolate area of land
Pollution has already turned vast areas into a wasteland.
Synonyms
wilderness,
waste,
wild,
desert,
void
in the sense of welter
Definition
a confused mass or jumble
the welter of information available on the internet