a region or area that is uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings
an empty or pathless area or region
the remote wildernesses of space
a part of a garden or nature reserve devoted to wild growth
a confusing multitude or mass
the state of exclusion from office or power
a voice in the wilderness
a plea for something, esp reform, that is ignored
the person or group making such a plea
[Old English wilddēoren of wild beasts, from wilde wild1 + dēor wild animal, deer + -ness]