Meanings
nounwonderment (countable and uncountable, plural wonderments)
plural wonderments
- countableuncountableWonder; 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."
1914, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounthe feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian учудване, удивление
- учудване (učudvane)state of wonder
- удивление (udivlenie)state of wonder
Dutch verwondering
- verwonderingstate of wonder
Polish zdumienie, zdziwienie
- zdumieniestate of wonder
- zdziwieniestate of wonder
Russian изумле́ние
- изумле́ние (izumlénije)state of wonder
Spanish maravilla, maravillosidad
- maravillastate of wonder
- maravillosidadstate of wonder
Swedish förundran
- förundranstate of wonder
Ukrainian здивува́ння, по́див
- здивува́ння (zdyvuvánnja)state of wonder
- по́див (pódyv)state of wonder
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wonderment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderment
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“wonderment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderment. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wonderment,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wonderment.
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