wonderment

[ wuhn-der-muh nt ]

/ ˈwʌn dər mənt /

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noun

wondering or wonder.

a cause or occasion of wonder.

Nearby words

Origin of wonderment

First recorded in 1525–35; wonder + -ment

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Examples from the Web for wonderment

At times he just expressed the wonderment and sense of discovery that we associate with the very young.
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It was always a complete surprise and I was in a state of wonderment over these creatures.
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There needs to be wonderment—it can even approach something like fear.
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“They could put those salt and pepper shakers in their hand,” he says, shaking in head in wonderment.
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He looked up in wonderment and heard the ceaseless noise of frenzy.
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Mis Rachel was in that state of wonderment that comes to pupils at seeing their teachers rebel agains their own precepts.
The Red Acorn|John McElroy
Peter moved close to the table, and looked at the boy in wonderment.
Peter|F. Hopkinson Smith
Gwen could and did endorse Keziah, on that score; but there was no wonderment in her mind at their silence.
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He drove away, and I looked after him in some wonderment, for his words seemed enigmatical.
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Priscilla walked home through the lengthening shadows with a sense of wonderment and unreality at her heart.
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British Dictionary definitions for wonderment

wonderment

/ (ˈwʌndəmənt) /

noun

rapt surprise; awe

puzzled interest

something that excites wonder

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