wonderment

won·der·ment

noun \-mənt\

Definition of WONDERMENT

1

: a cause of or occasion for wonder

2

: astonishment, surprise

3

: curiosity about something

Examples of WONDERMENT

1. He felt a sense of wonderment.
2. <gazed in wonderment at the holiday decorations>

First Known Use of WONDERMENT

15th century

Related to WONDERMENT

Synonyms: admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, wonder

Related Words: dread; fear; respect, reverence, veneration; curiosity, interest; shock, surprise; disbelief, incomprehension, incredulity; beguilement, bewitchment, captivation, enchantment, fascination; animation, enlightenment, enlivenment, excitement, invigoration, stimulation; absorption, engagement, engrossment, enthrallment, immersion, involvement

Near Antonyms: apathy, disinterest, incuriosity, indifference, unconcern; boredom, doldrums, ennui, listlessness, restlessness, tedium, tiredness, weariness, weltschmerz; cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy

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