NOUN | feeling | wonder, wonderment, admiration | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
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event | wonder, marvel | something that causes feelings of wonder | |
cognition | wonder, curiosity | a state in which you want to learn more about something | |
VERB | cognition | wonder, inquire, enquire | have a wish or desire to know something |
communication | wonder, question | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation | |
communication | wonder, marvel | be amazed at |
Sounds | wah'nder | |
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Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... |
Meaning | The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. | |
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Synonyms | wonderment, admiration | |
Narrower | awe | An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration |
Broader | astonishment, amazement | The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
Spanish | admiración, asombro, entusiasmo, fascinación, maravilla | |
Catalan | admiració, entusiasme, fascinació, meravella | |
Verbs | wonder | be amazed at |
Meaning | Something that causes feelings of wonder. | |
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Example | "the wonders of modern science" | |
Synonym | marvel | |
Broader | happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event | An event that happens |
Spanish | maravilla, prodigio | |
Catalan | meravella, miracle | |
Adjectives | wondrous | extraordinarily good or great |
Verbs | wonder | be amazed at |
Meaning | A state in which you want to learn more about something. | |
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Synonym | curiosity | |
Narrower | curiousness, inquisitiveness | A state of active curiosity |
desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge | curiosity that motivates investigation and study | |
interest, involvement | A sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something | |
Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
Spanish | curiosidad | |
Catalan | curiositat | |
Verbs | wonder | have a wish or desire to know something |
Meaning | Have a wish or desire to know something. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE | |
Example | "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" | |
Synonyms | inquire, enquire | |
Narrower | request | inquire for (information) |
Broader | question, query | pose a question |
Spanish | interrogar, ponderar, preguntarse, preguntar | |
Catalan | preguntar-se, preguntar | |
Nouns | wonder | a state in which you want to learn more about something |
wonderer | someone who is curious about something |
Meaning | place in doubt or express doubtful speculation. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
Model | They wonder whether there was a traffic accident | |
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Synonym | question | |
Narrower | scruple | Have doubts about |
Broader | chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate | Reflect deeply on a subject / subject |
Spanish | preguntarse, preguntar | |
Catalan | preguntar-se, preguntar |
Meaning | Be amazed at. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Model | Sam and Sue wonder over the results of the experiment | |
Synonym | marvel | |
Broader | react, respond | show a response or a reaction to something |
Nouns | wonder | something that causes feelings of wonder |
wonder, wonderment | the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising | |
wonderer | someone filled with admiration and awe |
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