Thesaurus: wonder

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1. n. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.
2. n. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.
3. v. i. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
4. v. i. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.
5. a. Wonderful.
6. adv. Wonderfully.
7. n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
8. n. something that causes feelings of wonder
9. n. a state in which you want to learn more about something
10. n. someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
11. v. have a wish or desire to know something
12. v. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation