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.

Synonyms

marvel

surprise

astonishment

miracle

amazement

admiration

be astonished

be surprised

doubt

wonderment

be amazed

marvel at

astonish

mystery

astonished

😲

suspect

amaze

curiosity

ask oneself

question

❓

strange

prodigy

ponder

speculate

conjecture

surmise

surprised

suspicious

curious

think

🤔

muse

odd

wonderful

oddity

perplexed

be startled

amazed

enquire

fade

faint

sign

guess

admire

inquire

consider

stupor

surprisal

surprises

surprising

suspicion

taunt

think up

unclear

weird

wondering

bad omen

be doubtful

be dumbfounded

be suspicious

be uncertain

strange thing

be unsure

want to know

be suspicious of

wondrous thing

be surprising

fear

😨

wonderful thing

be astonishing

scratch one’s head

be amazing

be skeptical

ostent

query whether

portentous thing

astoundedness

marvelment

mazement

abundance

unusual event

ah

astound

awe

awed

be impressed

bewilder

bewildered

bewilderment

brood

cogitate

confusion

contemplate

daze

deliberate

disbelieve

displeasure

drink in

enchantment

examine

fascinated

horror

impugn

intend

look up

mean

meditate

mull

peculiarity

phenomenon

portent

puzzlement

query

ramble

rareness

rarity

reflect

rove

ruminate

shock

⚡

skeptical

stand for

stray

study

stun

Hyphenated as

won‧der

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwʌndə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wonder

Inherited from Old English: wundor

Cognate with Scots: wunner

Cognate with Western Frisian: wonder

Cognate with Dutch: wonder

Cognate with Low German: wunner

Cognate with German: Wunder

Cognate with Danish: -

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Swedish: under

Cognate with Icelandic: undur

Inherited from Middle English: wondren

Inherited from Old English: wundrian

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: wunnerje

Cognate with Western Frisian: wûnderje

Cognate with Dutch: wonderen

Cognate with German: wundern

Cognate with Swedish: undra

Cognate with Icelandic: undra

In summary

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

Sometimes I wonder how there can be so many stars in the sky .

I wonder what's keeping mother ?

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