n.
- a feeling of surprise and admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, or unfamiliar.
- a person or thing that causes such a feeling.
▸
[
as modifier]
having remarkable properties or abilities:
a wonder drug.
v.
- feel curious; desire to know.
▸used to express a polite question or request.
- feel doubt.
- feel wonder.
Phrase
- I shouldn't wonder
informal I think it likely. - no
(or little or small)
wonder
it is not surprising. - nine days'
(or seven-day or one-day)
wonder
something that attracts great interest for a short while but is then forgotten. - wonders will never cease
often ironic an exclamation of surprise and pleasure. - work
(or do)
wonders
have a very beneficial effect.
Derivative
- wonderer n.
- wondering adj.
- wonderingly adv.
Etymology
OE wundor (n.), wundrian (v.), of Gmc origin.