noun
- large areas of land that are natural and not changed by people; wild, uncultivated regions
Usage: plural of wilderness
Examples
- The national parks protect vast wildernesses for future generations.
- Explorers mapped the remote wildernesses of Alaska.
- These wildernesses are home to many endangered species.
- Hiking through mountain wildernesses requires careful preparation.
- The government designated several new wildernesses as protected areas.
- Many wildernesses remain unexplored by modern civilization.