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

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   Oliver

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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. Todd Woodbridge:

   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.

2. Jappreet Sethi:

   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.

3. Thomas Browne:

   It is the common wonder of all men, how among so many million faces, there should be none alike.

4. Valerie Contreras:

   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?

5. Michele Fiore:

   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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