Entry Word: wonder

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 something extraordinary or surprising <the cunningly crafted miniature of our house is a wonder, perfect in every detail>

Synonyms caution, flash, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, sensation

Related Words curiosity, sight, spectacle; apparition, appearance

2 the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary <when we first saw the pyramids of Egypt, we gazed with openmouthed wonder>

Synonyms admiration, amazement, astonishment, awe, wonderment

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; cheerlessness, dispiritedness, joylessness, melancholy