no wonder

A form of small wonder — An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence.

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Meanings

nounno wonder (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of small wonder.
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    But from Northallerton No. 46143 reached 65½ m.p.h. by Otterington, 73 by Thirsk, 79½ by Pilmoor, and 82½ by Alne and was still accelerating when it was decided on the footplate that the train was getting too much ahead of time—and no wonder, with 40 min. allowed for the level 30.0 miles from Northallerton to York!—so that the engine was drastically eased.

    1958 December 28, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 852
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APA

no wonder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20wonder

MLA

“no wonder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20wonder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “no wonder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/no%20wonder.

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