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wonderment
/ ˈʌԻəəԳ /
noun
rapt surprise; awe
puzzled interest
something that excites wonder
Word History and Origins
Origin of wonderment1
Example Sentences
Mr Glendinning has seen golden eagles three more times since that first shock sighting in March and feels a sense of "wonderment" each time.
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.
And the assortment of walkable wonderment has only increased in the years since.
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.
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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