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wonderment

[wuhn-der-muhnt]

noun

  1. wondering wondering or wonder.

  2. a cause or occasion of wonder.



wonderment

/ ˈʌԻəəԳ /

noun

  1. rapt surprise; awe

  2. puzzled interest

  3. something that excites wonder

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of wonderment1

First recorded in 1525–35; wonder + -ment
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Mr Glendinning has seen golden eagles three more times since that first shock sighting in March and feels a sense of "wonderment" each time.

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She then paused five long seconds, her face a rictus of wonderment and concern, allowing the observation and admission — from a sitting member of the United States Senate, no less — to sink in.

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And the assortment of walkable wonderment has only increased in the years since.

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Naturally, most people understood that there was nothing mystical about these shows — they existed to provide a sense of tongue-in-cheek wonderment, thrills and laughter.

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There’s a child-like wonderment that comes from taking a train through the expansive Southwest to New Mexico in the winter that you just won’t get from plane travel.

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