Wildness vs. Wilderness

Wildnessnoun

the quality of being wild or untamed

Wildnessnoun

The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.

Wildnessnoun

a feeling of extreme emotional intensity;

Wildnessnoun

the property of being wild or turbulent;

Wildnessnoun

a state of nature

Wildness

Wildness, in its literal sense, is the quality of being wild or untamed. Beyond this, it has been defined as a quality produced in nature, as that which emerges from a forest, and as a level of achievement in nature.

Wildernessnoun

An unsettled and uncultivated tract of land in its natural state; a barren land; a wild or waste.

Wildernessnoun

A place that is uncared for, and therefore devoted to disorder or wildness.

Wildernessnoun

(uncountable) Wild or unrefined state; wildness.

Wildernessnoun

(countable) A bewildering flock or throng.

Wildernessnoun

(countable) A situation that is bewildering, or that which makes one feel awkward.

Wildernessnoun

A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain; a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.

Wildernessnoun

A disorderly or neglected place.

Wildernessnoun

Quality or state of being wild; wildness.

Wildernessnoun

a wild and uninhabited area

Wilderness

Wilderness or wildlands (usually in the plural), are natural environments on Earth that have not been significantly modified by human activity or any nonurbanized land not under extensive agricultural cultivation. The term has traditionally referred to terrestrial environments, though growing attention is being placed on marine wilderness.