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wilderness

wil.der.ness \'wil-d*r-n*s\ n [ME, fr. wildern wild, fr. OE wildde-oren of 
   wild beasts; akin t]o OE wilde wild 1a: a tract or region uncultivated and 
   uninhabited by human beings : W ASTE 1b: an empty or pathless area or 
   region  1c: a part of a garden devoted to wild growth  obs  2: WILDNESS  3: 
   a confusing multitude or mass : a great number or quantity {I would  not 
   have given it for a ~ of monkeys -Shak.}