What does wonder mean?
Definitions for wonder
ˈwʌn dərwon·der
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word wonder.
Princeton's WordNet
wonder, wonderment, admiration(noun)
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonder, marvel(noun)
something that causes feelings of wonder
"the wonders of modern science"
curiosity, wonder(verb)
a state in which you want to learn more about something
wonder, inquire, enquire(verb)
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
wonder, question(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"
wonder, marvel(verb)
be amazed at
"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
Wiktionary
Wonder(Noun)
One of the Wonders of the World.
Etymology: Old English wundrian
Webster Dictionary
Wonder(noun)
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
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder(noun)
a cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder(verb)
to be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder(verb)
to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder(adj)
wonderful
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Wonder(adverb)
wonderfully
Etymology: [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. to gaze at.]
Freebase
Wonder
Wonder is an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something very rare or unexpected. It has historically been seen as an important aspect of human nature, specifically being linked with curiosity and the drive behind intellectual exploration. Wonder is also often compared to the emotion of awe but awe implies fear or respect rather than joy.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wonder
wun′dėr, 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). [A.S. wundor; Ger. wunder, Ice. undr.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2930
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Written Corpus Frequency: #672
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Nouns Frequency: #1637
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Verbs Frequency: #180
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wonder in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wonder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of wonder in a Sentence
Osho:
Remain in wonder if you want mysteries to open up for you.
Money mad. My wife says I spend money like a drunken sailor. Wonder what she'd say if I spent it like a sober congressman
I was beginning to wonder about being bisexual, and when I met Carly, all doubts about my sexuality disappeared. I’d never been straighter in my life. And so I just thought, ‘Well, I was wrong.’.
Roy Chapman Andrews, Ends of the Earth, 1929:
It has just been twenty-three years since I began to wander. In the next twenty-three years I wonder if there will come a time when life is no longer a wonderful adventure; when there is not some interesting experience in things or personalities waiting just around the corner. If that time does come, I hope that my release will be swift.
I wouldn't wonder if Tesla is going to hike the prices in general, because the money is getting shorter and shorter. Cutting 9% of the jobs was a similar sign. I can't imagine, that Tesla can be in the black before 2020.
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Translations for wonder
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- عجبArabic
- təəccübAzerbaijani
- цуд, здзіўляцца, цікавіцца, дзіваBelarusian
- чудо, питам сеBulgarian
- meravella, estorat, preguntar-se, sorprendre'sCatalan, Valencian
- zázrak, podivení, podivovat se, uvažovat, divCzech
- дивъ, чоудоOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- vidunder, vidunder-, under, fundere, mirakel, spekulere, tænkeDanish
- Wunder, sich fragen, MirakelGerman
- απορία, θαύμα, αναρωτιέμαι, απορώ, θαυμάζω, [[μένω]] [[έκθαμβος]], ταλέντο, αστέριGreek
- mirindaĵo, talentoEsperanto
- genio, preguntarse, ponderar, maravilla, sorprenderse, maravillarse, pensamientoSpanish
- imeEstonian
- شگفتی, شگفتیدن, تعجبPersian
- ihmetellä, ihme, ihmettelyFinnish
- undurFaroese
- merveille, se demanderFrench
- wûnderWestern Frisian
- ionadh, iontasIrish
- mìorbhailScottish Gaelic
- yindysManx
- פֶּלֶא, תההHebrew
- csodaHungarian
- հրաշքArmenian
- undur, undra, snillingurIcelandic
- meraviglia, domandarsi, chiedersiItalian
- 驚異, 驚嘆Japanese
- អច្ឆរិយវត្ថុ, ឆ្ងល់Khmer
- 놀라움, 경이Korean
- congitatio, miraculum, dubito, mirabilis, congitioLatin
- се прашува, чудоMacedonian
- wonder, zich afvragenDutch
- undresNorwegian
- cud, dziwPolish
- maravilha, perguntar-se, pensamento, ponderarPortuguese
- mira, minune, mirareRomanian
- удивляться, чудо, интерес, диво, интересоваться, спрашиватьRussian
- pitati, чудо, čudo, čuditiSerbo-Croatian
- div, zázrakSlovak
- tuhtanje, čudež, tuhtatiSlovene
- mirakel, under, undraSwedish
- maajabuSwahili
- ஆச்சரியமாகTamil
- şaşkınlık, harikaTurkish
- диво, цікавитися, чудо, дивуватисяUkrainian
- ווונדערYiddish
- 奇蹟Chinese
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