wonder

Plural: wonders

Noun

• the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
• something that causes feelings of wonder
  • "the wonders of modern science"
• a state in which you want to learn more about something
• A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• Fortunate circumstances.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• An astonishing and seemingly inexplicable turn of events.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• A feat that demonstrates incredible finesse or skill, as if performed by magic.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• Someone very talented at something, a genius.
• Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
• A nominalizer that serves as a head noun for the preceding adjective, which together form a mocking or insulting epithet.
• A mental pondering, a thought.
• A kind of donut; a cruller.

Verb

Verb Forms: wondered, wondering, wonders

• To feel curiosity or doubt, or be filled with awe.
• have a wish or desire to know something
  • "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
• place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
  • "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"
  • "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
• be amazed at
• To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
• To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Examples

• Given the limited resources, he's really performed wonders.
• Has Jay gone fishing, I wonder?
• He began to WONDER if his opponent was cheating, given their impossible plays.
• He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.
• He's a wonder at cooking.
• I was wondering what time the film was starting.
• It's a wonder no-one saw me.
• So the voiceless wonder speaks at last.
• That stay in the country did her wonders.
• The idea was so ridiculous that it's a wonder anyone went along with it.
• Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.

Synonyms

admiration, curiosity, enquire, inquire, marvel, question, wonderment, one, ponder

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