wild

A2 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /waɪld/ See IPA manual

adj noun adv Freq #1321

Meanings

1

adj
Living or growing in nature, not kept or raised by people.

We saw wild horses running across the plain.
2

adj
Out of control; not calm or restrained.

The crowd went wild when the band came on stage.
3

noun
A natural area far from towns and people.

They spent a week camping out in the wild.
4

adj
Feeling a very strong emotion such as anger or excitement.

She was wild with anger when she heard the news.

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Synonyms

1 adj · living or growing in... feral

3 noun · a natural area far from... wilderness

More ferineindomitesavage tamelessuntameuntameduplandish

Opposites

broken docile domesticated tame

Word family

Forms wilderwilderedwildestwilds

Derived forms half-wildhog-wildsemi-wildwild-animalwild-asswild-cardwild-catwild-caughtwild-eyedwild-manwild-typewildcard

Related forms aggressive animalisticanimallikefierce

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Etymology

From Middle English wild, wilde, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool, grass, ear (of corn), forest”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian wyld, Dutch wild, German wild, Danish vild, Swedish vild, Norwegian vill, Icelandic villtur.

wild Middle English wilde Old English *wilþī Proto-West Germanic *wilþijaz Proto-Germanic *h₂welh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# wild

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun, adv
**IPA (US):** waɪld
**Frequency rank:** 1321

## Meanings
1. Living or growing in nature, not kept or raised by people.
2. Out of control; not calm or restrained.
3. A natural area far from towns and people.
4. Feeling a very strong emotion such as anger or excitement.

## Examples
- We saw wild horses running across the plain.
- The crowd went wild when the band came on stage.
- They spent a week camping out in the wild.
- She was wild with anger when she heard the news.

## Synonyms
- feral
- ferine
- indomite
- savage
- tameless
- untame
- untamed
- uplandish

## Antonyms
- broken
- docile
- domesticated
- tame

## Derived Forms
- half-wild
- hog-wild
- semi-wild
- wild-animal
- wild-ass
- wild-card
- wild-cat
- wild-caught
- wild-eyed
- wild-man
- wild-type
- wildcard

## Related Forms
- aggressive
- animalistic
- animallike
- fierce

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: wild
- Root: wilde
- Root: *wilþī
- Root: *wilþijaz
- Root: *h₂welh₁-

## Etymology
From Middle English wild, wilde, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool, grass, ear (of corn), forest”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian wyld, Dutch wild, German wild, Danish vild, Swedish vild, Norwegian vill, Icelandic villtur.

## AI Etymology
Wild is from Middle English wild, wilde, from Old English wilde, from Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁- (“hair, wool, grass, ear (of corn), forest”). Cognate with West Frisian wyld, Dutch wild, German wild, Danish vild, Swedish vild, Norwegian vill, Icelandic villtur. Important historical forms include Middle English wild, Old English wilde, Proto-West Germanic *wilþī, Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz, and Proto-Indo-European *h₂welh₁-. In present-day use, it can mean living or growing in nature, not kept or raised by people, or out of control; not calm or restrained.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Nature & Landscape

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