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wonderment

 
Dictionary: won·der·ment   (wŭn'dər-mənt) pronunciation
n.
  1. Astonishment, awe, or surprise.
  2. Something that produces wonder; a marvel.
  3. Puzzlement or curiosity.

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noun

  1. The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring or astounding: amaze, amazement, astonishment, awe, marvel, wonder. Archaic admiration, dread. See excite/bore/interest, feelings.
  2. One that evokes great surprise and admiration: astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, prodigy, sensation, stunner, wonder. Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world. See good/bad.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  Synonyms: wonder, admiration


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forundring, undren

Nederlands (Dutch)
verbazing

Français (French)
n. - émerveillement, étonnement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verwunderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θαυμασμός, κατάπληξη

Italiano (Italian)
meraviglia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - maravilha (f)

Русский (Russian)
удивление, нечто удивительное, чудо

Español (Spanish)
n. - asombro, admiración

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förundran

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惊奇, 惊叹

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 驚奇, 驚歎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경이, 이상한 것

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 驚嘆, 驚異, 不思議なもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تساؤل, عجب, دهش, روعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פליאה, תימהון‬


 
 
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