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Wild Man

Definition: Wild Man

Wild Man

Noun

1. A person who is not socialized.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Specialty Definitions: Wild Man

DomainDefinitions

Dream Interpretation

To see a wild man in your dream, denotes that enemies will openly oppose you in your enterprises. To think you are one foretells you will be unlucky in following out your designs. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted ....

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Wild Man

Synonym: feral man (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Wild Man

English words defined with "wild man": chaoticallyDecoy-man. (references)
Specialty definitions using "wild man": American human trypanosomiasis, American trypanosomiasis, animalsBordetella bronchisepticaCephalus and Procris, Chagas-Cruz disease, Chagas'disease, Chat de BeaugencyHaemonchusINDIGESTION, IsosporaJephthahMCE IIOrsonparalysis tickRocky Mountain wood tickToxocariasis, Trypanosoma cruzi, Trypanosoma cruzi infectionWild Man. (references)

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Modern Usage: Wild Man

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I was saved by a flying wild man in a loincloth! (Tarzan; writing credit: Edgar Rice Burroughs; Tab Murphy)

It's Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and he's a wild man, so bug off! (Stranger Than Paradise; writing credit: Jim Jarmusch)

Lyrics

There's a wild man, wizard, (Taxi; performing artist: Harry Chapin)

Movie/TV Titles

The Wild Man of Borneo (1941)

Wild Man for a Day (1913)

Almost a Wild Man (1913)

Alkali Ike and the Wild Man (1913)

How Algy Captured a Wild Man (1911)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Wild Man

DomainTitle

Books

  • Inky Stephensen: Wild Man of Letters (reference)

  • In the Big Thicket : On the Trail of the Wild Man : Exploring Nature's Mysterious Dimension (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Wild Man

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

wild man

27

wild man fischer

5

wild man blues

2
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Modern Translations: Wild Man

Language Translations for "wild man"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

екстремист (extremist, jacobin, out-and-outer, radical, ultra), дивак (caveman, heathen, hottentot, savage). (various references)

   

Czech

  

divoch (heathen, savagery). (various references)

   

German

  

wilde (fiercely, haggardly, madman, maniac, rambunctiousness, rampantly, savage, tigerishly). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

'夷 (crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

あらえびす (crude warrior from the eastern parts of the country). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ildway anmay

   

Romanian

  

sãlbatic (barbarous, bloodthirsty, brutal, brutish, cruel, feral, ferine, ferocious, fierce, fiery, haggard, harsh, impetuous, inhuman, inhumanly, rugged, sanguinary, savage, shaggy, tameless, truculent, uncivilized, uncouth, uncouthly, uncultivated, uncultured, ungovernable, unruly, unsociable, violent, wild). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

amhas, amhusg. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

anwar (barbarian, barbarous, cruel, savage, wild). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: Wild Man

LanguageDateSourceGenesis Chapter 16, Verse 12
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintOutoV estai agroikoV anqrwpoV ai ceireV autou epi pantaV kai ai ceireV pantwn ep' auton kai kata proswpon pantwn twn adelfwn autou katoikhsei
Latin405VulgateHic erit ferus homo manus eius contra omnes et manus omnium contra eum et e regione universorum fratrum suorum figet tabernacula
Old English990West SaxonÞes byð reðe mann,ond winð wið ealle ond ealle wið hyne,and he gewislice arærð æfre hys geteldonnemn hys gebroðra."
Middle English1395WyclifThis shal be a feers man; the hoond of hym ayens alle, and the hoond of alle ayens hym; and `forn ayens alle his britheren he shal ficche tabernaclis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleHe will be a wylde man and his hande will be agenst every man and euery mans hande agenst him. And yet shall he dwell faste by all his brothren.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd he will be like a mountain ass among men; his hand will be against every man and every man's hand against him, and he will keep his place against all his brothers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Wild Man

LanguageGenesis Chapter 16, Verse 12
CebuanoUg siya mahimong sama sa ihalas nga asno sa taliwala sa mga katawohan; ang iyang kamot batok sa tanan, ug ang mga kamot sa tanang tawo batok usab kaniya, ug sa atubangan sa tanan nga iyang mga igsoon magapuyo siya.
CroatianOn æe biti kao divlje magare: ruka æe se njegova dizati na svakoga i svaèija ruka na njega; i pred licem sve mu braæe on æe stan sebi podiæi."
Danishog han skal blive et Menneske Vildæsel, hvis Hånd er mod alle, og alles Hånd mod ham, og han skal ligge i Strid med alle sine Frænder!"
DutchEn hij zal een woudezel van een mens zijn; zijn hand zal tegen allen zijn, en de hand van allen tegen hem; en hij zal wonen voor het aangezicht van al zijn broederen.
FinnishHänestä tulee mies kuin villiaasi: hänen kätensä on kaikkia vastaan, ja kaikkien käsi on häntä vastaan, ja hän on kaikkien veljiensä niskassa."
FrenchIl sera comme un âne sauvage; sa main sera contre tous, et la main de tous sera contre lui; et il habitera en face de tous ses frères.
GermanEr wird ein wilder Mensch sein: seine Hand wider jedermann und jedermanns Hand wider ihn, und wird gegen alle seine Brüder wohnen.
Haitian CreolePitit gason ou lan va tankou yon bourik mawon. L'ap chache tout moun kont. tout moun va chache l' kont. Li p'ap mele ak tout frè l' yo. L'ap viv pou kont li.
HungarianAz pedig vadtermészetû ember lesz: az õ keze mindenek ellen, és mindenek keze õ ellene; és minden õ atyjafiának ellenébe üti fel sátorát.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTetapi anakmu itu akan hidup seperti keledai liar; ia akan melawan setiap orang, dan setiap orang akan melawan dia. Ia akan hidup terpisah dari semua sanak saudaranya."
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka kanak-kanak itu akan menjadi seorang bagai keledai hutan lakunya dan tangannya akan melawan segala orang dan tangan segala orangpun akan melawan dia; maka iapun akan duduk pada sebelah timur segala saudaranya.
ItalianEgli sar come un onagro; la sua mano sar contro tutti e la mano di tutti contro di lui e abiter di fronte a tutti i suoi fratelli».
MaoriA ka rite ia ki te kaihe mohoao i waenganui o te tangata; ka ara tona ringa ki te katoa, me te ringa o te katoa ki a ia; a ka noho ia i te aroaro o ona teina katoa.
NorwegianOg han skal bli et vill-asen av et menneske; hans hånd skal være mot alle, og alles hånd mot ham; og han skal bo østenfor alle sine brødre.
PortugueseEle será como um jumento selvagem entre os homens; a sua mão será contra todos, e a mão de todos contra ele; e habitará diante da face de todos os seus irmãos.   
RumanianEl va fi ca un mqgar sqlbatic printre oameni; mkna lui va fi kmpotriva tuturor oamenilor, wi mkna tuturor oamenilor va fi kmpotriva lui; wi va locui kn faya tuturor frayilor lui.``
SpanishÉl será como un asno montés, un hombre cuya mano estará contra todos, y las manos de todos estarán contra él. Y habitará frente a todos sus hermanos.
SwedishOch han skall bliva lik en vildåsna; hans hand skall vara emot var man, och var mans hand emot honom; och han skall ligga i strid med alla sina bröder."

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: Wild Man

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-d-i-l-m-n-w"

-2 letters: diwan, liman, nidal.

-3 letters: amid, amin, anil, damn, dawn, dial, laid, lain, land, lawn, lima, limn, maid, mail, main, mawn, mild, mina, mind, nail, wadi, wail, wain, wand, wild, wind.

-4 letters: aid, ail, aim, ain, ami, and, ani, awl, awn, dal, dam, daw, dim, din, lad, lam, law, lid, lin, mad, man, maw.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Wild Man


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

57 69 6C 64      4D 61 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010111 01101001 01101100 01100100 00100000 01001101 01100001 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#87 &#105 &#108 &#100 &#32 &#77 &#97 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0057 0069 006C 0064      004D 0061 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

577578702476780

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Expressions: Internet
7. Translations: Modern
8. Bible Trace
9. Anagrams
10. Orthography
11. Bibliography


  

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