wonder

Meaning

Noun

1. Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
2. Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
3. Someone very talented at something, a genius.
4. The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
5. (informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
6. A kind of donut; a cruller.

Verb

1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
2. To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Concepts

wonder

marvel

surprise

astonishment

miracle

amazement

admiration

be astonished

be surprised

doubt

wonderment

be amazed

mystery

astonish

suspect

amaze

marvel at

astonished

curiosity

strange

question

ask oneself

speculate

prodigy

ponder

conjecture

guess

surmise

curious

suspicious

oddity

enquire

inquire

muse

admire

consider

be startled

fade

faint

sign

think

perplexed

odd

wonderful

amazed

surprised

displeasure

fear

ah

taunt

wondrous thing

query

be doubtful

be skeptical

be suspicious of

be uncertain

be unsure

be suspicious

astound

be amazing

be astonishing

be surprising

unclear

be impressed

confusion

puzzlement

stun

shock

awe

awed

fascinated

wondering

wonderful thing

strange thing

ostent

abundance

query whether

portentous thing

bad omen

surprising

peculiarity

ramble

enchantment

phenomenon

intend

mean

stand for

unusual event

portent

want to know

look up

rarity

daze

be dumbfounded

weird

skeptical

suspicion

bewilder

rareness

astoundedness

horror

marvelment

mazement

stupor

surprisal

surprises

brood

cogitate

contemplate

deliberate

drink in

examine

meditate

mull

reflect

ruminate

scratch one’s head

study

disbelieve

impugn

bewildered

bewilderment

think up

rove

stray

Hyphenated as

won‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Etymology

From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
Cognate with Scots wunner (“wonder”), West Frisian wonder, wûnder (“wonder, miracle”), Dutch wonder (“miracle, wonder”), Low German wunner, wunder (“wonder”), German Wunder (“miracle, wonder”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish under (“wonder, miracle”), Icelandic undur (“wonder”).
The verb is from Middle English wondren, from Old English wundrian, which is from Proto-Germanic *wundrōną. Cognate with Saterland Frisian wunnerje, West Frisian wûnderje, Dutch wonderen, German Low German wunnern, German wundern, Swedish undra, Icelandic undra.

Sentences

No wonder this vanilla yogurt tastes disgusting: Its eat-by date was last year .