wonderment

[ wuhn-der-muhnt ]
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noun
  1. a cause or occasion of wonder.

Origin of wonderment

1
First recorded in 1525–35; wonder + -ment

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British Dictionary definitions for wonderment

wonderment

/ (ˈwʌndəmənt) /


noun
  1. rapt surprise; awe

  2. puzzled interest

  1. something that excites wonder

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