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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) |
wonder
n 1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
[syn: wonder, wonderment, admiration]
2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of
modern science" [syn: wonder, marvel]
3: a state in which you want to learn more about something [syn:
curiosity, wonder]
v 1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who
had built this beautiful church" [syn: wonder, inquire,
enquire]
2: place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder
whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered
whether it would snow tonight" [syn: wonder, question]
3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic
abilities" [syn: wonder, marvel]
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2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wonder \Won"der\, n. [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.]
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1. 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.
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They were filled with wonder and amazement at that
which had happened unto him. --Acts iii.
10.
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Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
--Johnson.
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Note: Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less
than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now
used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love,
esteem, or approbation.
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2. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange
thing; a prodigy; a miracle. " Babylon, the wonder of all
tongues." --Milton.
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To try things oft, and never to give over, doth
wonders. --Bacon.
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I am as a wonder unto many. --Ps. lxxi. 7.
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Seven wonders of the world. See in the Dictionary of Noted
Names in Fiction.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wonder \Won"der\, a.
Wonderful. [Obs.] --Gower.
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After that he said a wonder thing. --Chaucer.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wonder \Won"der\, adv.
Wonderfully. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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5. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 |
Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wondered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Wondering.] [AS. wundrian.]
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1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck
with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
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I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity
of these diminutive mortals. --Swift.
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We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson.
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2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain
expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why
they came.
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I wonder, in my soul,
What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for wonder:
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 |
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