wildness#1 (n)

n04909887

type n
lex_filenum 07
def an unruly disposition to do as one pleases
examples Liza had always had a tendency to wildness
the element of wildness in his behavior was a protest against repressive convention
Outgoing links
Hypernym unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness
Derivationally related form wildness → wild
Incoming links
Derivationally related form wild → wildness
Hyponym unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness

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