Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/October 23

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Word of the day
for October 23
wilderness n
  1. (uncountable) Uncultivated and unsettled land in its natural state inhabited by wild animals and with vegetation growing wild; (countable) a tract of such land; a waste or wild.
  2. (by extension)
    1. (countable) A place other than land (for example, the air or sea) that is uncared for, and therefore devoted to disorder or wildness.
    2. (countable, horticulture) An ornamental part of a garden or park cultivated with trees and often a maze to evoke a natural wilderness.
    3. (uncountable, obsolete) Unrefinedness; wildness.
  3. (countable, figuratively)
    1. Chiefly followed by of: a bewildering flock or throng; a large, often jumbled, collection of things.
    2. A place or situation that is bewildering and in which one may get lost.
    3. Often preceded by in the: a situation of disfavour or lack of recognition; (specifically, politics) of a politician, political party, etc.: a situation of being out of office.

Today is World Wilderness Day, which was established by the European Wilderness Society to promote appreciation and protection of wilderness areas.

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