1. a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; - Example: "he lived in the wild" - Example: "they collected mushrooms in the wild" [syn: wild, natural state, state of nature]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
state of nature
n 1: a wild primitive state untouched by civilization; "he lived
in the wild"; "they collected mushrooms in the wild" [syn:
wild, natural state, state of nature]