Wilderness (Noun)
Meaning 1
A bewildering profusion; "the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups"; "a wilderness of masts in the harbor".
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Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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Meaning 2
A wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers".
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Nouns denoting spatial position.
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Meaning 3
(politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness".
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 4
A wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War.
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Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).