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.

Checker: Melva

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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