HyperDic: state_of_nature

English > 1 sense of the expression state of nature:
NOUNstatestate of nature, wild, natural statea wild primitive state untouched by civilization
English > state of nature: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningA wild primitive state untouched by civilization.
Synonymswild, natural state
Narrowercrudeness, crudity, primitiveness, primitivism, rudenessA wild or unrefined state
BroaderstateThe way something is with respect to its main attributes
Spanishestado natural, estado salvaje, naturaleza, tierra virgen
Catalanestat natural, estat salvatge, natura, terra verge

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