noble savage
noble savage · noble savages
благородный дикарь
edle Wilde, edler Wilder
A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has…A stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.
Meaning
1 sensesA stock character embodying the concept of an idealized indigene or outsider who has not been corrupted by civilization and therefore symbolizes humanity's innate goodness.
edler Wilder, edle Wilde
благоро́дный дика́рьblagoródnyj dikárʹ
Translations
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Origin
First appeared in John Dryden's heroic play The Conquest of Granada (1672), where it was uFirst appeared in John Dryden's heroic play The Conquest of Granada (1672), where it was used by the son of a Christian prince, believing himself a Spanish Muslim, in reference to himself.
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Forms
plural: noble savages| Singular | noble savage |
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