c. 1200, "wild, uninhabited, or uncultivated place," with -ness + Old English wild-deor "wild animal, wild deer;" see wild (adj.) + deer (n.). Similar formation in Dutch wildernis, [..]

environment that has remained essentially undisturbed by human activity. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

When a garden is neglected and becomes overgrown

A Wilderness is a wood, kept for pleasure, with walks.

term used in landscape gardening from the C17th for a designed, ornamental area of trees or woods laid out with paths, sometimes seats and statuary, to provide a place in which to wander, in contrast [..]

(politics) a state of disfavor; "he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness" a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusiv [..]

a wild or desert area of land where no one lives

areas of land that have never experienced any meaningful human activity.

 wildness.

A large area of unmodified or slightly modified land, and/or sea, retaining its natural character and influence, without permanent or significant habitation. Dudley, N. (ed.) IUCN 2008 1 An area wher [..]

uncultivated, uninhabited and inhospitable regions 

a land in which no people live.

Wilderness or wild land is an intact or undisturbed natural environment. It is a wild natural area that has not been significantly modified by any human activity such as laying of pipelines, construct [..]

(n) (politics) a state of disfavor(n) a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War(n) a wild and uninhabite [..]

Nature untamed, untouched by humankind, potentially hostile, indifferent, destructive, but also awe-inspiring, sublime, exhilarating.

Undeveloped federal land retaining its primeval character, without permanent human habitation or improvements. It is protected and managed to preserve its natural condition. Wilderness Areas are desig [..]

Environment un-modified by Human Activity. Areas in which natural processes operate without Human interference.

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An unsettled, uncultivated region left in its natural condition.