wonderment

[wuhn-der-muhnt]

noun

1. wondering wondering or wonder.

2. a cause or occasion of wonder.

wonderment

/ ˈwʌndəmənt /

noun

1. rapt surprise; awe

2. puzzled interest

3. something that excites wonder

Word History and Origins

Origin of wonderment¹

First recorded in 1525–35; wonder + -ment

Example Sentences

He called the proposal a “modest change” and expressed wonderment that it faced opposition, including among Republican Senators.

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The ovation had the character not of high-pitched cheering but of an involuntary low-pitched invocation of wonderment, even disbelief.

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Aiming to “recapture that initial wonderment and whimsy,” he’s been going back for more than 10 years, always looking for “some kind of new and out-of-my-comfort-zone mischief.”

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Mr Glendinning has seen golden eagles three more times since that first shock sighting in March and feels a sense of "wonderment" each time.

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She then paused five long seconds, her face a rictus of wonderment and concern, allowing the observation and admission — from a sitting member of the United States Senate, no less — to sink in.

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Related Words

• amazement 
• awe 
• bewilderment 
• curiosity