When you wonder about something, you want to learn more about it. You wonder why the car is making that noise so you ask the mechanic to explain it.
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.
Noun
a state in which you want to learn more about something
Noun
something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
Noun
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
Verb
have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
Verb
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
Verb
be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child''s linguistic abilities"
n.
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.
n.
A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange
thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
v. i.
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck
with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
v. i.
To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain
expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
a.
Wonderful.
adv.
Wonderfully.
Wonder
They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him.
Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.
To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders.
I am as a wonder unto many.
Wonder
I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.
We cease to wonder at what we understand.2.
I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny.
Wonder
After that he said a wonder thing.
Wonder
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.
To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
Wonderful.
Wonderfully.
Usage Examples
A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.
Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship.
But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality.
As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats I am only surprised that all do not.
All this stuff is so mind-blowing to me that I get to do in my life. Throwing the first pitch out at the White Sox game on a random Wednesday? Like who am I? How did I get this life? I'm glad I'm not jaded, and little kids are the least jaded people in the entire world, so it's fun to be around people that still find wonder in how cool things are.
As I watched bookstores close, I began to wonder how that felt for the owners. Owning a bookstore was their dream and now they're struggling and seeing those dreams fall apart.
But perhaps the rest of us could have separate classes in science appreciation, the wonder of science, scientific ways of thinking, and the history of scientific ideas, rather than laboratory experience.
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Other Usage ExamplesAn Edwardian lady in full dress was a wonder to behold, and her preparations for viewing were awesome.
As knowledge increases, wonder deepens.
Being yourself is one of the hardest things because it's scary. You always wonder whether you'll be accepted for who you really are. I decided to call my record 'Inside Out' because that's my motto about life. I don't think you ever succeed at trying to be anyone else but who you truly are.
Auden said poetry makes nothing happen. But I wonder if the opposite could be true. It could make something happen.
As social media is less about technology and more about relationship building, we are starting to see more women have a heavy influence if not dominant role in the social media space. It's no wonder that Facebook is being run in part by chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg.
Anthropology demands the open-mindedness with which one must look and listen, record in astonishment and wonder that which one would not have been able to guess.
Acting is a sense of wonder and magic and mystery for me and when life takes me on a new journey, I simply remember the smile my first ballet recital put on my face and I move forward.
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