wonder
A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
Noun 4 meanings
A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
“Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.”
A mental pondering, a thought.
A kind of donut; a cruller.
Verb 2 meanings
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
“He's married by now, I shouldn't wonder.”
To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.
“He wondered whether penguins could fly. She had wondered this herself sometimes.”
Etymology
From Middle English wonder, wunder, from Old English wundor (“wonder, miracle, marvel”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundr, from Proto-Germanic *wundrą.
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WONDER at a glance
WONDER has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (W 4 + O 1 + N 1 + D 2 + E 1 + R 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,219 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with wonder
All rhymes- UNDER6
- ORDER6
- CONSIDER11
- LEADER7
- OLDER6
- MURDER9
- BORDER9
- GENDER8
- HARDER10
- COMMANDER16
- SHOULDER12
- FOUNDER11
One letter away
- WANDER10
- PONDER9
- YONDER10
- WINDER10
- FONDER10
- SONDER7
- CONDER9
- BONDER9
- DONDER8
- WONNER9
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