Meanings
plural wonders of the world
- A structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.
1 more example
Bart spies an opportunity to make a quick buck so he channels his inner carny and posits his sinking house as a natural wonder of the world and its inhabitants as freaks, barking to dazzled spectators, “Behold the horrors of the Slanty Shanty! See the twisted creatures that dwell within! Meet Cue-Ball, the man with no hair!”
2012 May 20, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Marge Gets A Job” (season 4, episode 7; originally aired 11/05/1992)”, in The Onion AV ClubSynonyms: stupor mundi, world wonder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA structure or natural feature considered to be one of the greatest of its kind; especially as part of a collection of related entities, usually having seven members.
Translations
Dutch wereldwonder
- wereldwondersomething remarkable in the world
German Weltwunder
- Weltwundersomething remarkable in the world
Hungarian világcsoda
- világcsodasomething remarkable in the world
Latvian pasaules brīnums
- pasaules brīnumssomething remarkable in the world
Polish cud świata
- cud światasomething remarkable in the world
Portuguese maravilha do mundo
- maravilha do mundosomething remarkable in the world
Tagalog kababalaghan ng daigdig
- kababalaghan ng daigdigsomething remarkable in the world
Cite this entry
wonder of the world. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonder%20of%20the%20world
“wonder of the world.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonder%20of%20the%20world. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonder of the world,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonder%20of%20the%20world.
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