Backwoods
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbak.wʊdz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Backwoods is a noun meaning Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
Meaning
Partly or wholly uncleared forest, especially in North America.
More Meanings
- A remote or sparsely inhabited region, especially in North America; away from big towns and from the influence of modern life.
- Pertaining to the backwoods.
- Rough, uncouth, coarse, or crude in social matters.
Example Sentences
about that time, you may[…]reckon, if like me you belong to the back-woods, that I began to make up my acquaintance with hard times, and a plenty of them.
It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
Synonyms for backwoods
Depending on context, synonyms include backwood, remote, hinterland, outback, boondocks.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include outback, hinterland, remote, inaccessible, unaccessible, boondocks.
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