Definition of wildernesses

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • wildernesses is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • wildernesses is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • wildernesses is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of wildernesses


  • a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers

    Synonyms

    1. wild
  • a bewildering profusion (noun)

    Examples

    1. the duties of citizenship are lost sight of in the wilderness of interests of individuals and groups
    2. a wilderness of masts in the harbor
  • a wooded region in northeastern Virginia near Spotsylvania where bloody but inconclusive battles were fought in the American Civil War (noun)
  • (politics) a state of disfavor (noun)

    Examples

    1. he led the Democratic party back from the wilderness

See definition of wildernesses in Merriam Webster