Wonder
['wʌndə] or ['wʌndɚ]
Definition
(noun.) something that causes feelings of wonder; 'the wonders of modern science'.
(noun.) the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising.
(verb.) have a wish or desire to know something; 'He wondered who had built this beautiful church'.
(verb.) place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; 'I wonder whether this was the right thing to do'; 'she wondered whether it would snow tonight'.
(verb.) be amazed at; 'We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities'.
Checker: Mattie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
(n.) A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
(v. i.) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
(v. i.) To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
(a.) Wonderful.
(adv.) Wonderfully.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Astonishment, amazement, surprise, bewilderment, ADMIRATION.[2]. Prodigy, marvel, miracle, portent.[3]. Curiosity, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity, sight.
v. n. Marvel, be surprised, be amazed, be struck with wonder, be taken aback, stand agog, look blank, open one's eyes, open one's mouth.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Amazement, astonishment, surprise, admiration, phenomenon, prodigy, portent,miracle, sign, marvel
ANT:Astonishment, Indifference, apathy, unamazement, anticipation, expectation,familiarity, triviality
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Definition
n. the state of mind produced by something new unexpected or extraordinary: a strange thing: a prodigy: a sweet fried cake—also Cruller.—v.i. to feel wonder: to be amazed (with at): to speculate expectantly.—p.adj. Won′dered (Shak.) having performed or able to perform wonders.—n. Won′derer.—adj. Won′derful full of wonder: exciting wonder: strange: (B.) wonderfully.—adv. Won′derfully.—ns. Won′derfulness; Won′dering.—adv. Won′deringly with wonder.—ns. Won′derland a land of wonders; Won′derment surprise.—adjs. Won′derous (same as Wondrous); Won′der-struck -strick′en struck with wonder or astonishment.—ns. Won′der-work a prodigy miracle: thaumaturgy; Won′der-work′er; Won′der-work′ing.—adjs. Won′der-wound′ed (Shak.) wonder-stricken; Won′drous such as may excite wonder: strange.—adv. Won′drously.—ns. Won′drousness.—Bird of wonder the phœnix; Nine days' wonder something that astonishes everybody for the moment; Seven wonders of the world (see Seven).
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Examples
- I wonder _at_ Mrs. Larcher. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Southey spoke of him as a miraculous young man, at whose talents he could only wonder. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- I wonder what sort of a girl she is--whether good or naughty. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- So, he sat down at the foot of his little iron bedstead, and began to wonder how much a year the warder made out of the dirty room. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Races came and went, species passed away, but ever new species arose, more lovely, or equally lovely, always surpassing wonder. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- I wonder whether it is so. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- But as to listening to what one lawyer says without asking another--I wonder at a man o' your cleverness, Mr. Dill. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Selden, catching the glance, wondered what part Miss Bart had played in organizing the entertainment. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He wondered at her, knowing she was aware of his presence. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Neither had read it, but they knew it was a love story, and each privately wondered if it was half as interesting as their own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He told me, in return, that he wondered I had arrived at my time of life, without knowing that a doctor's skin was waterproof. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- She wondered if she should have minded detection half so much from any one else. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I wondered, as I looked at this fair creature: I admired her with my whole heart. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As they passed the different mile-stones, Oliver wondered, more and more, where his companion meant to take him. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- I quickened my pace, and, passing among them, wondering at their looks, went hurriedly in. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I don't understand what you mean, said I, wondering. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I'm too young, faltered Meg, wondering why she was so fluttered, yet rather enjoying it. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Yet you told him to go, Mother, and didn't cry when he went, and never complain now, or seem as if you needed any help, said Jo, wondering. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He has been wondering that he has not seen you for a whole week. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- My head ached with wondering how it happened, if men were neither fools nor rascals; and my heart ached to think they could possibly be either. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She was wondering whether an explanation of any kind would be consistent with her loyalty to Frederick. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- We were growing accustomed to encomiums on wonders that too often proved no wonders at all. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He wonders where he is. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- How insignificant compared with the wonder wrought by this one machine seems indeed any of the old seven wonders of the world! William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Suddenly the man hastened from the shelter only to return a few minutes later with several pieces of bark and--wonder of wonders--a lead pencil. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- My mother often wonders that I can make it out so well. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Here it was that Emmy found her delight, and was introduced for the first time to the wonders of Mozart and Cimarosa. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- I am young and earnest, and energy and determination have done wonders many a time. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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