wonder
/ˈwʌndɚ/ noun B1- A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise, shock or reverence.
- Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel. · Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.
- Fortunate circumstances. · That stay in the country did her wonders.· It's a wonder no-one saw me.
- An astonishing and seemingly inexplicable turn of events. · The idea was so ridiculous that it's a wonder anyone went along with it.
- A feat that demonstrates incredible finesse or skill, as if performed by magic. · Given the limited resources, he's really performed wonders.
- Someone very talented at something, a genius. · He's a wonder at cooking.
- A nominalizer that serves as a head noun for the preceding adjective, which together form a mocking or insulting epithet. · So the voiceless wonder speaks at last.
- A kind of donut; a cruller.
Plural wonders
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I own that I am lost in wonder to find myself promoted to an honor of which I feel myself unworthy—that of being the husband of Mercédès.”
When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child’s laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy’s merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.
Dorothy listened to this speech with wonder.
“I wonder if they will fit me,” she said to Toto.
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