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wonderment

noun

Etymology

From wonder + -ment.

  1. inherited from *wundrōną✻
  2. inherited from wundrian
  3. inherited from wondren
  4. inherited from *wundrą✻
  5. inherited from *wundr✻
  6. inherited from wundor
  7. inherited from wonder
  8. suffixed as wonderment — “wonder + ment”

Definitions

  1. Wonder

    Wonder; astonishment.

    • "Blind!" exclaimed the old fellow, sitting up in startled wonderment. "You mean it, sir? You walk all right and you look at me as if you saw me. You're kidding surely."

  2. A puzzle or curiosity.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA