Word
wilde
Phoneticswilde
/ˈwaɪɫd/
Definition
n. a family name, most famously belonging to the writer Oscar Wilde.
n. A surname of Middle English origin. In a literary or historical context, it almost exclusively refers to Oscar Wilde (1854–1900).
Examples
“The traveler disappeared into the deep wilde.”
“In the old stories, the knight rode out into the wilde to face the dragon.”
“The poet describes the untamed wilde as a place where the laws of man no longer apply and nature reigns supreme.”
Examples
simple
“The traveler disappeared into the deep wilde.”
contextual
“In the old stories, the knight rode out into the wilde to face the dragon.”
complex
“The poet describes the untamed wilde as a place where the laws of man no longer apply and nature reigns supreme.”
Usage
Capitalized as a proper noun.
Teaching tip
Learners will primarily encounter this as a proper noun in literature classes. The lowercase 'wilde' is merely an obsolete spelling of 'wild' and is not used in modern English.
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