jungle
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.12 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A place where people behave ruthlessly, unconstrained by law or morality.
Colloquial; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "As Tarzan walked down the wild cañon beneath the brilliant African moon, the call of the jungle was strong upon him. The solitude and the savage freedom filled his heart with life and buoyancy. Again he was Tarzan of the Apes—every sense alert against the chance of surprise by some jungle enemy—yet treading lightly and with head erect, in proud consciousness of his might."
- "It’s a jungle out there."
- "'How do you like this corner of the jungle?' He leant forward. 'Just listen in to the couple behind you. From what I've heard they're straight out of "Nigger Heaven".'"
- "The first-timer just doesn't know what's going on when he gets to jail. […] It's a jungle, you've got to look after yourself first."
- "But of course, that excludes the narcissistic delusionals, the deliberate frauds, and the pathological cases of multiple personality. They are all out there in New Age Land, and it's a jungle!"
- "[…] lost in such a jungle of intrigues, pettifoggings, treacheries, diplomacies domestic and foreign […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: जंगल, جَن٘گَل, 𑀚𑀁𑀕𑀮, जङ्गल