Definitions for wonder
ˈwʌn dərwon·der

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. wonder, wonderment, admirationnoun

   the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

2. wonder, marvelnoun

   something that causes feelings of wonder

   "the wonders of modern science"

3. curiosity, wonderverb

   a state in which you want to learn more about something

4. wonder, inquire, enquireverb

   have a wish or desire to know something

   "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

5. 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"

6. wonder, marvelverb

   be amazed at

   "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

Wiktionary(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Wondernoun

   One of the Wonders of the World.

   Etymology: Old English wundrian

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

2. 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.]

3. 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.]

4. 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.]

5. 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.]

6. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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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1. wonder

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Matched Categories

1. • Happening
   • Respond
   • Speculate

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2930

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Written Corpus Frequency: #672

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Nouns Frequency: #1637

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'wonder' in Verbs Frequency: #180

Anagrams for wonder »

1. downer

How to pronounce wonder?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wonder in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wonder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of wonder in a Sentence

1. Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate:

   In my view, there exists a Wonder Woman inside a Woman at all times, who is emerging more often to maintain our quality of life and advance our society.

2. Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944:

   It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.

3. Albert Einstein:

   He who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead his eyes are closed.

4. Ruta Nonacs:

   It is a very powerful experience to be able to talk to a woman who has gone through the same thing and come out the other side, a lot of first-time moms wonder what’s normal, what’s depression, and what to do with the fact that they feel overwhelmed and alone and like their experience looks nothing like the happy moms they see smiling in all of the baby food and diaper commercials.

5. Mike Ingram:

   It will take years to recover, in terms of the stock price, sorting out all the fines, and the reputation. Analysts are struggling to assess what the damage actually is, as there's still a steady corrosive drip-drip of news, yes, they've bumped up their provisions, but you have to wonder whether they're prepared for a moderately bad outcome, let alone a.

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