Wild vs. Wilde — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Wild and Wilde
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Definitions
Wild➦
(of an animal or plant) living or growing in the natural environment; not domesticated or cultivated
Wild strawberries
A herd of wild goats
Wilde➦
Wilde is a surname.
Wild➦
(of a place or region) uninhabited, uncultivated, or inhospitable
The wild coastline of Cape Wrath
An expanse of wild moorland
Wilde➦
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
Wild➦
Lacking discipline or restraint
Wild parties were never her scene
Wild➦
Not based on sound reasoning or probability
A wild guess
Wild rumours were circulating
Performing in Hollywood was beyond my wildest dreams
Who, even in their wildest dreams, could have anticipated such a victory?
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Wild➦
(of a playing card) deemed to have any value, suit, colour, or other property in a game at the discretion of the player holding it.
Wild➦
A natural state or uncultivated or uninhabited region
Kiwis are virtually extinct in the wild
Wild➦
Treat (a person or animal) harshly, so that they become untrusting or nervous
Let your pigeon fly for a while: we don't want to wild him
Wild➦
Occurring, growing, or living in a natural state; not domesticated, cultivated, or tamed
Wild geese.
Edible wild plants.
Wild➦
Not inhabited or farmed
Remote, wild country.
Wild➦
Uncivilized or barbarous.
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Wild➦
Lacking supervision or restraint
Wild children living in the street.
Wild➦
Disorderly; unruly
A wild scene in the school cafeteria.
Wild➦
Characterized by a lack of moral restraint; dissolute or licentious
Recalled his wild youth with remorse.
Wild➦
Lacking regular order or arrangement; disarranged
Wild locks of long hair.
Wild➦
Full of, marked by, or suggestive of strong, uncontrolled emotion
Wild with jealousy.
A wild look in his eye.
A wild rage.
Wild➦
Extravagant; fantastic
A wild idea.
Wild➦
Furiously disturbed or turbulent; stormy
Wild weather.
Wild➦
Risky; imprudent
Wild financial schemes.
Wild➦
Impatiently eager
Wild to get away for the weekend.
Wild➦
(Informal) Highly enthusiastic
Just wild about the new music.
Wild➦
Based on little or no evidence or probability; unfounded
Wild accusations.
A wild guess.
Wild➦
Deviating greatly from an intended course; erratic
A wild bullet.
Wild➦
(Games) Having an equivalence or value determined by the cardholder's choice
Playing poker with deuces wild.
Wild➦
In a wild manner
Growing wild.
Roaming wild.
Wild➦
A natural or undomesticated state
Returned the zoo animals to the wild.
Plants that grow abundantly in the wild.
Wild➦
Often wilds A region that is mostly uninhabited or uncultivated
The wilds of the northern steppes.
Wild➦
To go about in a group threatening, robbing, or attacking others.
Wild➦
; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
Przewalski's horses are the only remaining wild horses.
Wild➦
From or relating to wild creatures.
Wild honey
Wild➦
Unrestrained or uninhibited.
I was filled with wild rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.
Wild➦
, unruly, or licentious.
The fraternity was infamous for its wild parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.
Wild➦
(electrical engineering) Of unregulated and varying frequency.
The aircraft's navigational equipment should not be powered from the wild AC bus except in an emergency, as its computers can be damaged by variations in electrical frequency.
Wild➦
Visibly and overtly anxious; frantic.
Her mother was wild with fear when she didn't return home after the party.
Wild➦
; very angry.
Wild➦
, tangled, or untidy.
After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was wild and dirty.
Wild➦
Very inaccurate; far off the mark.
The novice archer fired a wild shot and hit her opponent's target.
Wild➦
To the wind and sea; unsheltered.
A wild roadstead
Wild➦
To steer.
Wild➦
Not capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain.
Wild➦
(slang) Amazing, awesome, unbelievable.
Did you hear? Pat won the lottery! — Wow, that's wild!
Wild➦
Able to stand in for others, e.g. a card in games, or a text character in computer pattern matching.
In this card game, aces are wild: they can take the place of any other card.
Wild➦
Of an audio recording: intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
A wild track; wild sound
Wild➦
Inaccurately; not on target.
The javelin flew wild and struck a spectator, to the horror of all observing.
Wild➦
(of an audio recording) Intended to be synchronized with film or video but recorded separately.
Let's record it wild.
Wild➦
The undomesticated state of a wild animal.
After mending the lion's leg, we returned him to the wild.
Wild➦
A wilderness.
Wild➦
To commit random acts of assault, robbery, and rape in an urban setting, especially as a gang.
Wild➦
(In the form wilding or wildin') To act in a strange or unexpected way.
Wild➦
Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that way.
Wild➦
Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey.
The woods and desert caves,With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
Wild➦
Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land.
Wild➦
Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious; rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
Wild➦
Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation; turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious; inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary; visionary; crazy.
What are theseSo withered and so wild in their attire ?
With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makesWild work in heaven.
The wild winds howl.
Search then the ruling passion, there, aloneThe wild are constant, and the cunning known.
Wild➦
Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead.
Wild➦
Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or ewilderment; as, a wild look.
Wild➦
Hard to steer; - said of a vessel.
Wild➦
An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the wilds of Africa.
Then Libya first, of all her moisture drained,Became a barren waste, a wild of sand.
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Wildly; as, to talk wild.
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A wild primitive state untouched by civilization;
He lived in the wild
Wild➦
A wild and uninhabited area
Wild➦
Marked by extreme lack of restraint or control;
Wild ideas
Wild talk
Wild originality
Wild parties
Wild➦
In a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated;
Wild geese
Edible wild plants
Wild➦
In a state of extreme emotion;
Wild with anger
Wild with grief
Wild➦
Deviating widely from an intended course;
A wild bullet
A wild pitch
Wild➦
(of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud;
A violent clash of colors
Her dress was a violent red
A violent noise
Wild colors
Wild shouts
Wild➦
Not subjected to control or restraint;
A piano played with a wild exuberance
Wild➦
Talking or behaving irrationally;
A raving lunatic
Wild➦
Produced without being planted or without human labor;
Wild strawberries
Wild➦
Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate;
A desert island
A godforsaken wilderness crossroads
A wild stretch of land
Waste places
Wild➦
Without civilizing influences;
Barbarian invaders
Barbaric practices
A savage people
Fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
Wild tribes
Wild➦
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger;
Angry clouds on the horizon
Furious winds
The raging sea
Wild➦
In an uncontrolled and rampant manner;
Weeds grew rampantly around here
Wild➦
In a wild or undomesticated manner;
Growing wild
Roaming wild
