jungle
jungle Lexical Profile
jungle Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A dense, tangled, and typically tropical forest or wilderness characterized by luxuriant vegetation and rich biodiversity.
"The biologists spent weeks hacking their way through the dense Amazonian jungle to document rare plant species."
A place or situation characterized by ruthless competition, intense confusion, or a struggle for survival.
"The highly competitive corporate world can often feel like a jungle for new graduates."
A dense, tangled, or confusing mass of objects, rules, or information.
"She had to navigate through a jungle of bureaucratic red tape to get her small business license approved."
• Rhymes for jungle
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from the Hindi word 'jangal' (forest, wasteland) and the Sanskrit 'jāṅgala' (arid or sparsely grown region). Through European colonial contact in India, the meaning shifted to describe dense, tangled tropical forests.