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| + | [[Image:The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus (1588) - Hendrick Goltzius.jpg|thumb|left|200px|''[[The Dragon Slaying the Companions of Cadmus]]'' [[1588]] by [[Goltzius]]]] | ||
| + | [[Image:Wanderer.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Wanderer above the Sea of Fog]]'' ([[1818]]) by [[Caspar David Friedrich]]]] | ||
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| - | + | '''Wild''' denotes [[untamed]] and not [[domesticated]]; [[unrestrained]] and [[uninhibited]]; [[raucous]], [[unruly]], or [[licentious]]; [[disheveled]], [[tangled]], or [[untidy]]; [[enthusiastic]] and [[inaccurate]]. | |
| - | == Related == | + | ==Etymology== |
| - | [[Fauvism]] - [[quality]] - [[sensational]] - [[violent]] | + | From Middle English, from Old English ''wilde'', from Proto-Germanic ''[[*wilþijaz]]''. Compare West Frisian ''wyld'', Dutch ''wild'', German ''wild'', Danish ''vild''. |
| + | == Namesakes== | ||
| + | *''[[The Wild Angels]]'' (1966) - Roger Corman | ||
| + | *''[[The Wild One]]'' (1953) - László Benedek | ||
| + | == See also== | ||
| + | *[[Fauvism]] | ||
| + | *[[Savage]] | ||
| + | *[[Sensational]] | ||
| + | *[[Violence]] | ||
| + | *[[Wild Hunt]] | ||
| + | *[[Wildness]] | ||
| + | *[[Wilderness ]] | ||
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| - | == Titles == | + | |
| - | ''The Wild Angels'' (1966) - Roger Corman | + | |
| - | ''The Wild One'' (1953) - László Benedek | + | |
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| - | Charing Cross Bridge in London (1906) - André Derain | + | |
| - | Example of Fauvist painting, Fauvism is French for wild animal | + | |
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| - | ==Adjective== | + | |
| - | # [[untamed|Untamed]]; not [[domesticated]]. | + | |
| - | #:''The island of Chincoteague is famous for its '''wild''' horses.'' | + | |
| - | # [[unrestrained|Unrestrained]] or [[uninhibited]]. | + | |
| - | #:''I was filled with '''wild''' rage when I discovered the infidelity, and punched a hole in the wall.'' | + | |
| - | # [[raucous|Raucous]], [[unruly]], or [[licentious]]. | + | |
| - | #:''The fraternity was infamous for its '''wild''' parties, which frequently resulted in police involvement.'' | + | |
| - | # Visibly and overtly [[anxious]]; [[frantic]]. | + | |
| - | #:''Her mother was '''wild''' with fear when she didn't return home after the party.'' | + | |
| - | # [[disheveled|Disheveled]], [[tangled]], or [[untidy]]. | + | |
| - | #:''After a week on the trail without a mirror, my hair was '''wild''' and dirty.'' | + | |
| - | # [[enthusiastic|Enthusiastic]]. | + | |
| - | #:''I'm not '''wild''' about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.'' | + | |
| - | # [[inaccurate|Inaccurate]]. | + | |
| - | #:''The novice archer fired a '''wild''' shot and hit her opponent's target. | + | |
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Wild denotes untamed and not domesticated; unrestrained and uninhibited; raucous, unruly, or licentious; disheveled, tangled, or untidy; enthusiastic and inaccurate.
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Etymology
From Middle English, from Old English wilde, from Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz. Compare West Frisian wyld, Dutch wild, German wild, Danish vild.
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Namesakes
- The Wild Angels (1966) - Roger Corman
- The Wild One (1953) - László Benedek
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See also
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