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, admirationnoun
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
wonder, marvelnoun
something that causes feelings of wonder
"the wonders of modern science"
curiosity, wonderverb
a state in which you want to learn more about something
wonder, inquire, enquireverb
have a wish or desire to know something
"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
wonder, questionverb
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, marvelverb
be amazed at
"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
Wiktionary
Wondernoun
One of the Wonders of the World.
Etymology: Old English wundrian
Webster Dictionary
Wondernoun
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.]
Wondernoun
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.]
Wonderverb
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.]
Wonderverb
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.]
Wonderadjective
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.]
Wonderadverb
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
A player of his stature, at some point when you’re not winning, you start to wonder about why you’re only making the quarter-finals, when you’re used to being in the final, it doesn’t give the same adrenaline rush as it always has, and that’s when you start to think to yourself that you’ve got other things to do with your life.
If you get 10 resumes and the fifth and sixth ones have the nanodegree, you know they have already made the cut, you don't wonder whether he has the skills, or whether he can code or not.
It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.
It makes me kind of wonder when I see this picture of this truck turned over, are they getting certified drivers to haul these containers because they're in a panic to move quickly and put our lives at risk?
If these young, hot little girls on campus have a firearm, I wonder how many men will want to assault them.
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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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