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.}