Wilde

American  

[wahyld] / waɪld /

noun

1. Oscar (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills) Sebastian Melmoth, 1854–1900, Irish poet, dramatist, novelist, essayist, and critic.

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Wilde British  

/ waɪld /

noun

1. Oscar ( Fingal O'Flahertie Wills ). 1854–1900, Irish writer and wit, famous for such plays as Lady Windermere's Fan (1892) and The Importance of being Earnest (1895). The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is a macabre novel about a hedonist and The Ballad of Reading Gaol (1898) relates to his experiences in prison while serving a two-year sentence for homosexuality

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Olivia Wilde, completing a hilarious dual comeback this summer that began with “The Invite,” has frequently been described as feline.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“He’s just a different breed,” Wilde says of Araki.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

Around this time, the actress Olivia Wilde has said, Mr. Jagger was a sometime dinner guest at the Washington home where she grew up with her parents, the leftist journalists Andrew and Leslie Cockburn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"Temperature is one of the most misunderstood variables in wine service," adds Michael Sager, founder of Sager + Wilde wine bar in London.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

Dr. Wilde said, “Yes—and the older I get, the fewer I use. I got some of those when I started to practice. Never used them. That’s a beginner’s stock. I was going to experiment—alchemy.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck