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Definition: Wonder |
WonderNoun1. The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising. 2. Something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science". 3. A state in which you want to learn more about something. Verb1. Have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church". 2. Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight". 3. Be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "wonder" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Wonder A nine days' wonder. Something that causes a sensational astonishment for a few days, and is then placed in the limbo of "things forgot." Three days' amazement, three days' discussion of details, and three days of subsidence. (See Nine, and Seven. ) The eighth wonder. The palace of the Escurial in Toledo, built by Felipe II. to commemorate his victory over the French at St. Quentin. It was dedicated to San Lorenzo, and Juan Baptista de Toledo, the architect, took a gridiron for his model- the bars being represented by rows or files of buildings, and the handle by a church. It has 1,860 rooms, 6,200 windows and doors, 80 staircases, 73 fountains, 48 wine cellars, 51 bells, and 8 organs. Its circumference is 4,800 feet (nearly a mile). Escurial is scoria ferri, iron dross, because its site is that of old iron works. (See Tuileries.) An eighth wonder. A work of extra-ordinary mechanical ingenuity, such as the Great Wall of China, the dome of Chosroes in Madain, St. Peter's of Rome, the Menai suspension bridge, the Thames tunnel, the bridge over the Niagara, Eddystone lighthouse, the Suez Canal, the railroad over Mont Cenis, the Atlantic cable, etc. The Three Wonders of Babylon. The Palace, eight miles in circumference. The Hanging Gardens. The Tower of Babel, said by some Jewish writers to be twelve miles in height! Jerome quotes contemporary authority for its being four miles high. Strabo says its height was 660 feet. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: WonderSynonyms: admiration (n), curiosity (n), wonderment (n), enquire (v), inquire (v), marvel (v), question (v). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inexpectation | Surprise, sudden burst, thunderclap, blow, shock, start; bolt out of the blue; wonder; eye opener. |
Prodigy | Noun: prodigy, phenomenon; wonder, wonderment; marvel, miracle; monster; (unconformity); curiosity, lion, sight, spectacle; jeu de theatre, coup de theatre; gazingstock; sign; St. Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's light; portent. |
Unconformity | Nonconformist; nondescript, character, original, nonesuch, nonsuch, monster, prodigy, wonder, miracle, curiosity, flying fish, black sheep, black swan, lusus naturae, rara avis, queer fish; mongrel, random breed; half-caste, half-blood, half-breed; metis, crossbreed, hybrid, mule, hinny, mulatto; tertium quid, hermaphrodite. |
Unintelligibility | Not understand; lose, lose the clue; miss; not know what to make of, be able to make nothing of, give it up; not be able to account for, not be able to make either head or tail of; be at sea; (uncertain); wonder; see through a glass darkly; (ignorance). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Exactly! Because you have to wonder: how do the machines know what Tasty Wheat tasted like (The Matrix; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski) And there, a mechanical wonder allowed me to see the sun rise for the first time in two hundred years (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice) As you see her, two years later, I wonder if you realize something (The Sweet Hereafter; writing credit: Atom Egoyan) Do you think someday people will get Tibet on their movie screens and wonder what happened to us (Seven Years in Tibet; writing credit: Becky Johnston) I wonder if people will ever put us into tale or song (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh) | |
Lyrics | I followed Alice into wonder land (Sunshine; performing artist: Aerosmith) So many sleepless nights I wonder (One Day In Your Life; performing artist: Anastacia) Now they wonder (And Our Feelings; performing artist: Babyface; writing credit: Babyface, Daryl Simmons) I'm so chill, no wonder it's freezing (Falling For The First Time; performing artist: Barenaked Ladies) And oh the wonder (Night Moves; performing artist: BOB SEGER; writing credit: Bob Seger) | |
Clever | Smile. It makes others wonder what you're thinking. (references; author: unknown) I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be without sponges. (references; author: unknown) The wonder of a single snowflake outweighs the wisdom of a million meteorologists. (references; author: unknown) You're trailer trash when you wonder how service stations keep their restrooms so clean. (references; author: unknown) After hearing two eyewitness accounts of the same accident, you begin to wonder about history. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Wonder Woman (1974) The Wonder Dog Lex (1973) Wonder of It All (1973) | |
Song Titles | Wonder (performing artist: Natalie Merchant) I WONDER WHAT SHE'S DOIN' TONIGHT (performing artist: Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart ) | |
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 | The modern Colossus. Eighth wonder of the world. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | I wonder what those two can see in each other. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Whitaker's jaw dropped and his eyes widened with wonder and pity. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Wonder what Harold Stassen will say now?. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | No wonder it wouldn't float!. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Wonder man from the eigth [sic] demension [sic] the sensation of today!--A small cave at the mouth of a river is the source of the unheard of eighth demension [sic] "strength ...". Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Wonder Bar, hot spot in Circleville, Ohio (see general caption). Credit: Library of Congress. |  | William Ollar with his Kentucky Wonder Pole beans. FSA (Farm Security Administration) farm workers community. Yuba City, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Helena Rubenstein, business at 655 5th Ave., New York, New York. Wonder school. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Burkburnett, Texas, the world's wonder oil pool, showing 8 months phenomenal development, viewed from the northwest side, opposite Fowler farm, original discovery well and swinging towards the northwest. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Green Wonder :)" by Vince Pataky Commentary: "I found this in our garden. Interesting isn't it? :)." | "Boy with dragonfly" by Jewel Collins Commentary: "The innocence of childhood. the wonder in bugs." |
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| Author | Quotation |
Bishop Robert South | Wonder is from surprise, and surprise stops with experience. |
Jonathan Swift | Fine words! I wonder where you stole them. |
| I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing. | |
Lucretius | For thee the wonder -- working earth puts forth sweet flowers. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | Men love to wonder and that is the seed of our science. |
| The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor. | |
Samuel Johnson | All wonder is the effect of novelty on ignorance. |
Thomas Carlyle | Wonder is the basis of worship. |
| Worship is transcendent wonder. | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
John Locke | 1690 | It was no wonder that they should pitch upon, and naturally run into that form of government, which from their infancy they had been all accustomed to; and which, by experience, they had found both easy and safe. (Second Treatise of Government) |
Communist Manifesto | 1848 | The Communist revolution is the most radical rupture with traditional property relations; no wonder that its development involves the most radical rupture with traditional ideas. (reference) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | It was no wonder that a train of twenty young couple now walked after her to church |
Sylvie and Bruno | Carroll, Lewis | I wonder nobody ever thought of it before |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | And in the very wonder of this, it would be itself again, distinct and clear as ever |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | The crowd, meanwhile, looked on with awe and wonder. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | Beyond the five or six great exceptions, which are the wonder of their age, contemporary admiration is nothing but shortsightedness |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | As the train steamed out of the station he recalled his childish wonder of years before and every event of his first day at Clongowes |
Neverwhere | Neil Gaiman | No wonder Atlantis sank, muttered Richard |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He looked in wonder at angry people, wonder and uneasiness, as normal people look at the insane |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | They supplied me as they could, showing a thousand marks of wonder and astonishment at my bulk and appetite |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | The wonder is how they, how you and I, can live this slimy, beastly life, eating and drinking |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Parents are left to wonder where the relevant information is, and how to obtain it. (references) | |
You may wonder what the connection is between the findings in ALPS and the immune system. (references) | ||
These patients are left to wonder where the relevant information is, and how to obtain it. (references) | ||
Business | Industry observers wonder whether carriers will push their content services in a way that excludes other players. (references) | |
Economic History | Ukraine | Ukrainian purchasers are often not familiar with U.S. medical equipment, and wonder about its operational life span. (references) |
Denmark | With such fierce local competition, it is little wonder that upwards of 80+ACU- of Danish medical device production is exported. (references) | |
Argentina | It is little wonder that film students prefer to study in New York or Los Angeles where they can enjoy ready exposure to the industry. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
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Art Linkletter | Makes me wonder. When I see the figures on the amount of money that pornography films make a year, more than the motion picture business. |
Dennis Miller | When I think of all the wars that have been fought over possession of the very cradle of the world's three major religions, I can't help but wonder if maybe God is slowly turning agnostic. |
Laura Schlessinger | Well, I often wonder how you can look into the eyes of someone you say you love, see the pain, and not be willing to be introspective. Introspection is tough. |
Rush Limbaugh | Gertz clearly states that the intelligence agencies are staffed by plenty of decent, hard-working people, but some of the things they have overlooked make you wonder. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
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Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | Younger workers watch their deductions rise and wonder if they will be adequately protected in the future. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | I wonder if we could all join in a moment of silent prayer. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | But the world has to wonder what the dictator of Iraq is thinking. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Wonder" is generally used as a lexical verb (base form) -- approximately 45.98% of the time. "Wonder" is used about 4,643 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 45.98% | 2,135 | 4,082 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 27.26% | 1,266 | 6,204 |
| Noun (singular) | 25.43% | 1,181 | 6,541 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 1.2% | 56 | 45,296 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.06% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.06% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 4,643 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "wonder" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Wonder | Last name | 170 | 48,618 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "wonder": a wonder of skill ♦ be filled with wonder ♦ begin to wonder ♦ boy wonder ♦ fill with wonder ♦ gaze at in wonder ♦ golden wonder millet ♦ i wonder ♦ i wonder how they do it ♦ i wonder why ♦ in wonder ♦ Interjection: no wonder ♦ it's a small wonder that ♦ it's no wonder ♦ Kentucky wonder ♦ Kentucky wonder bean ♦ make wonder ♦ Newtown Wonder ♦ nine day's wonder ♦ nine days' wonder ♦ no wonder ♦ no wonder ..! ♦ no wonder that ♦ not wonder if ♦ rapt with wonder ♦ small wonder ♦ strike with wonder ♦ that boy is a wonder ♦ the wonder of the hour! ♦ wonder about ♦ wonder at ♦ wonder bean ♦ wonder boy ♦ wonder child ♦ wonder drug ♦ wonder flower ♦ wonder if ♦ Wonder Lake ♦ wonder land ♦ wonder struck ♦ wonder whether ♦ wonder woman. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "wonder": wonder-boy, wonder-doer, wonder-gazing, wonder-golfers, wonder-kid, wonder-rabbi, wonder-rabbis, wonder-stricken, wonder-struck, wonder-worker, wonder-workers, Wonder-working. | |
Ending with "wonder": boy-wonder, sense-of-wonder. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
wayne wonder | 3,955 | seven wonder of the ancient world | 178 |
wonder woman | 2,959 | wonder woman movie | 161 |
stevie wonder | 1,741 | age of wonder 2 | 150 |
seven wonder of the world | 1,544 | wonder woman picture | 145 |
natural wonder | 1,090 | go letting no wayne wonder | 139 |
wonder of the world | 904 | whitney wonder | 134 |
lyrics wayne wonder | 611 | seven natural wonder of the world | 130 |
wonder years | 501 | ati tv wonder | 129 |
one hit wonder | 496 | wonder woman costume | 128 |
wonder the | 470 | wonder 7 | 125 |
7 wonder of the world | 448 | wonder woman nude | 125 |
age of wonder | 382 | god of wonder | 125 |
stevie wonder lyrics | 347 | natural wonder of the world | 112 |
seven wonder | 293 | seven wonder of the modern world | 111 |
go letting lyrics no wayne wonder | 262 | disney wonder | 97 |
ati all in wonder | 229 | wonder bra | 97 |
boy wonder | 225 | quote wonder years | 92 |
wonder bread | 210 | twin wonder | 82 |
all in wonder | 205 | 9800 in pro wonder | 81 |
small wonder | 188 | wanye wonder | 78 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "wonder"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Afrikaans | verbaas hom (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Albanian | thagmë (curiosity, miracle, oddity), pyes veten, mrekullohem (marvel), mrekulli (marvel, miracle, prodigy, theurgy, wonderwork), habitje (amazement, astonishment), habitem (be astonished, gape), habi (amazement, astonishment, daze, surprise, wonderment), çuditem (gape), çudi (astonishment, daze, maggot, marvel, miracle, oddity, surprise, wonderwork). (various references) | |
Arabic | عجيب (amazement, bizarre, fanciful, freakish, funny, marvellous, marvelous, odd, odd jobs, peculiar, phenomenal, portentous, prestigious, puzzling, rats, rum, staring, stupendous, tall, temperamental, weird, wonderful, wondrous), شك (discount, discredit, dispute, doubt, fall under suspicion, incertitude, inkling, misgiving, odor, odour, qualms, query, question, scepticism, scrupulosity, smell a rat, suspicion, unbelief, uncertainty), رائع (admirable, bonny, brag, brave, conspicuous, dazzling, ducks, ducky, effective, elegant, emphatic, entrancing, exceptional, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, felicitous, fine, glorious, gorgeous, grand, heavenly, in apple-pie order, irresistible, lovely, magnificent, marvellous, marvelous, mighty, miraculous, noteworthy, out of this world, outstanding, palmy, picturesque, portentous, precious, prestigious, rattling, recherche, remarkable, ripening, ripping, sensational, showy, sightly, signal, singular, smash, smashing, solid, some, spanking, sparkling, splendid, stunning, stupendous, super, superb, swell, terrific, topping, tremendous, uncommon, wonderful, wondrous), إندهش (get the wind up, marvel), إنشداه (stupefaction, stupor, tenseness), العجب (astonishment, self-conceit), ذهل (amaze, astonish, astound, bemuse, bewilder, bowl over, confound, distract, flabbergast, flummox, maze, shake, shock, stagger, stun, stupefy, surprise, take a fancy to, taken aback), دهشة (amazement, astonishment, stupefaction), عجائبي, معجزة (marvel, miracle, portent, prodigy), عجيبة (marvel, miracle), سحري (magic, magical, matutinal, weird, wizard), تعجب (interjection, marvel), تساءل, تمنى (desiderate, have one's wish, wish, would), مدهش (agape, amazing, astonishing, astounding, awesome, baffling, dandy, dumbfounding, marvellous, marvelous, out of this world, phenomenal, prodigious, ripping, staggering, startling, striking, stunning, surprising, topping, trembling, wonderful, wondrous), عجب (admire, appreciate, commend, elation, enamor, enamour, fall for, marvel, overconfidence, please, pomp, strike, vainglory, weirdness, wonderment). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | учудване (admiration, astonishment, marvel, surprise, wonderment), учудвам се, чудя се (marvel, puzzle), чудо (marvel, miracle, portent, prodigy, ripping), чудно ми е, чудене, нещо предизвикващо учудване, нещо предизвикващо възхищение, питам се (query), интересувам се (enquire, inquire). (various references) | |
Chinese | 奇蹟 (miracle, miraculous), 奇迹 (marvel, miracle, Wonders). (various references) | |
Czech | zázrak (marvel, miracle, prodigy), podivení (wonderment), divit se (amaze, marvel), div (marvel, miracle, prodigy), chtít vìdìt, být zvìdavý (poke about), žasnout (marvel). (various references) | |
Danish | undre sig (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Dutch | zich verwonderen (marvel, marvel at), zich verbazen (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Esperanto | scivoli (want to know), miri (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Faeroese | undrast (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Farsi | حیرت انگیز, حیرت (Amazement, Consternation, Perplexity, Quandary, Surprise), غریب (Curious, Eccentric, Extravagant, Immigrant, Lonely, Nostalgic, Romantic, Singular, Stranger, Uncanny, Unco, Unheard, Unmoral, Unusual, Weird, Whimsical), تعجب (Marvel), اعجوبه (Monster, Prodigy), شگفت (Muse, Prodigious, Stupendous, Surprise), درشگفت شدن (Admire). (various references) | |
Finnish | ihmetellä (astonished, be surprised, marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
French | s'étonner. (various references) | |
Frisian | fernuverje jin (marvel, marvel at), ferheardens (astonishment, surprise), ferbazing (astonishment, surprise), benijing (astonishment, surprise). (various references) | |
German | Wunder (astonishment, marvel, marvels, miracle, miracles, phenomenon, portent, prodigy, surprise, wonders), Verwunderung (amazement, astonishment, mystification, surprise, wonderment), staunen (amazement, astonishment, be amazed, be astonished, goggle, marvel, marvel at, to be astonished, to marvel), sich wundern (be surprised, marvel, marvel at), sich fragen. (various references) | |
Greek | αναρωτιέμαι, θαύμα (marvel, miracle, prodigy), διερωτώμαι (query whether). (various references) | |
Hebrew | לתמוה (marvel), לתהות (be amazed, be astonished, regret), לשאול את עצמו, להתפלא (marvel), להשתומם (be astonished, marvel), להשתאות (be astonished), לבהות (gape, gawk), תמיהה (amazement, astonishment, mazeiness, surprise), תמהון (amazement, confusion, maze, puzzlement, surprise, wonderment), פליאה (marvel, puzzlement, surprise, wonderment), פלא (marvel, miracle, prodigy), התפלאות (amazement, surprise), השתוממות (astonishment). (various references) | |
Hungarian | csoda (marvel, miracle, prodigy). (various references) | |
Icelandic | undrun (astonishment, surprise), undrast (marvel, marvel at), furða (astonishment, surprise). (various references) | |
Indonesian | takjub (surprise), keajaiban (marvel, miracle, mystery, oddity, prodigy, remarkableness), kagum (amazed, astonished), heran (surprise). (various references) | |
Italian | stupore (amazement, astonishment, daze, stupefaction, stupor, surprise, wonderment), stupirsi (astonish, be amazed, marvel, marvel at, stupor, wondrousness), miracolo (miracle, miracles). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 驚異 (miracle), 驚嘆 (admiration), 感嘆 (admiration). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | おどろき (astonishment, surprise), ワンダー , きせき (augite, cornerstone, foundation stone, locus, marvel, miracle, pyroxene, roster of the dead, wagon tracks), きょうたん (admiration, being struck with admiration, wondering), きょうい (Board of Education, chest measurement, emphasis, menace, miracle, threat), ふしぎ (curiosity, marvel, miracle, mystery, strange), ふかしぎ (10^64, miracle, mystery), かい (assembly, association, avail, being in between, buyer, buying, club, concerning oneself with, counter for occurrences, effect, -floor, large, low rank, lower order, mediation, meeting, mystery, oar, paddle, party, purchase, result, scull, shell, shellfish, stories, subordinate, the feelings of the people, together, use, worth), かんたん (admiration, astonishment, end of wind instrument, one's inner being, simple, the liver and gall bladder). (various references) | |
Korean | 경이 (Wondering, Wonders). (various references) | |
Manx | yindys (admiration, marvel, phenomenon, prodigy, surprise, wonderment), goaill yindys (marvel, wondering), gindys. (various references) | |
Norwegian | forbauselse (astonishment, surprise), bli forbauset (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Papiamen | asombro (astonishment, surprise), asombrá (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onderway.(various references) | |
Polish | dziwić się (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Portuguese | maravilha (knockout, marigold, marvel, miracle, portent, prodigy, wonderment, wonderwork). (various references) | |
Romanian | uimire (amazement, astonishment, gape, stupor, surprise), surprindere (astonishment, surprise), se mira (stare), se întreba, mirare (astonishment, surprise), miracol (marvel, miracle), minune (marvel, miracle, portent, prodigy), minunãţie (marvel, miracle, prodigy), minuna (astonish), admiraţie (admiration, appreciation, reverence, veneration), întreba (ask, call for, enquire, examine, inquire, query, question). (various references) | |
Russian | удивляться удивление, удивляться (wondered, wonders), удивление (amazement, astonishment, gawd, hey-day, surprisal, surprise, wonderment), чудо (marvel, miracle, phoenix, portent, prodigy, wonderwork, wonder-work), изумление (amazement, astonishment, bewilderment, daze, startlement). (various references) | |
Scottish | mìorbhuil (a miracle, miracle, prodigy), iongnadh, ìonghnadh (astonishment). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pitati se (quaere), čudo (marvel, miracle, prodigy, wonderwork), čuditi se (marvel). (various references) | |
Spanish | preguntarse (ask oneself), asombrarse (marvel, marvel at), maravilla (marigold, marvel, miracles, treat, wonderment). (various references) | |
Sranan | fruwondru (marvel, marvel at). (various references) | |
Swedish | undra (marvel, marvel at), underverk (magic, magics, marvel, miracle, portent, prodigy), under (below, beneath, during, for, in, into, marvel, miracle, over, under, underneath, unto), förundran (astonishment, surprise, wonderment). (various references) | |
Thai | เรื่องน่าตื่นเต้น (nine day's wonder), สิ่งที่น่าสนใจในช่วงสั้นๆ (nine days' wonder). (various references) | |
Turkish | mucize (marvel, miracle, prodigy), merak etmek (be anxious, be curious, care, worry), hayret etmek (be amazed, be astonished, be nonplused, be surprised, blink at, marvel), hayret (amazement, astonishment, bewilderment, consternation, gape, gracious goodness, gracious me, hi, maze, mirabile dictu, my, my hat, nonplus, surprise, what a surprise, what indeed, wonderment, wow), hayranlık (admiration, adoration, compliment, enthusiasm, love, reverence), harika (beautiful, bully, cool, corking, divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, far out, gorgeous, groovy, immense, in the groove, jolly good, keen, marvel, marvellous, marvelous, miracle, no mean, old, phenomenal, phenomenon, prodigious, prodigy, ripping, scrumptious, splendid, swell, whizz, wicked, wizard, wonderful, wondrous, yummy, yum-yum), şaşmak (be astonished, be baffled, be surprised, marvel, startle), şaşkınlık (amazement, astonishment, being surprised, bewilderment, blankness, confusion, consternation, daze, discomfiture, embarrassment, fuddle, gape, maze, muddle, nonplus, perplexity, puzzle, puzzlement, surprise, wonderment), şaşılacak şey. (various references) | |
Turkmen | aсalmak. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | уражатися, чудово (adorably, capitally, finely, ideally, incomparably, nobly, noteworthily, perfectly, primely, remarkably, splendid, stunningly, super-duper, very good, wow), чудо (marvel, miracle, phenix, phenomenon, Phoenix, prodigy), цікавитися (care, concern, pry), запитувати себе, здивування (amaze, amazement, astonishment, daze, marvel, perplex, quandary, surprise), подив (amaze, astonishment, daze, perplexity, puzzle, wonderment), дивуватися (gape, marvel), дивовижно (amazingly, extraordinarily, remarkably, strangely, surprisingly, uncommon, what a wonder), дивина (curiosity). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | vật phi thường, vật kỳ diệu (marvel, phoenix), thần đồng sự ngạc nhiên, kỳ quan (wonder-work), kỳ công người kỳ diệu, điều kỳ lạ (portend), điều kỳ diệu. (various references) | |
Welsh | rhyfeddu (amaze, marvel), rhyfeddod (marvel), aruthredd (amazement, fear, horror). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | admiratio, admiratione, admirationem, mirabantur, mirabatur, mirabitur, mirabuntur, miracula, miraculis, miraculo, miraculum, miramini, miranda, mirans, mirantes, mirantibus, mirarentur, mirari, miraris, miratae, mirati, miratus, mireris, miror, prodigia, prodigiis, prodigiorum, prodigium. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Matthew Chapter 21, Verse 42 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Legei autoiV o ihsouV oudepote anegnwte en taiV grafaiV liqon on apedokimasan oi oikodomounteV outoV egenhqh eiV kefalhn gwniaV para kuriou egeneto auth kai estin qaumasth en ofqalmoiV hmwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dicit illis Iesus numquam legistis in scripturis lapidem quem reprobaverunt aedificantes hic factus est in caput anguli a Domino factum est istud et est mirabile in oculis nostris |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða cwæð se hælend ne redde ge næfre on ge-writen. Se stan þe þa tymbrienden awurpen. ys geworðen on þare hyrnan heafde. Ðys is fram drihtene ge-worðen & hit is wunderlich on eowre eagen. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Jhesus seith to hem, Redden ye neuer in scripturis, The stoon which bilderis repreueden, this is maad in to the heed of the corner? Of the Lord this thing is don, and it is merueilous bifor oure iyen. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Iesus sayde vnto the: dyd ye never redde in the scriptures? The stone which ye bylders refused ye same is set in ye principall parte of ye corner: this was the lordes doinge and yt is mervelous in oure eyes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Jesus saith to them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Jesus says to them, Did you never see in the Writings, The stone which the builders put on one side, the same has been made the chief stone of the building: this was the Lord's doing, and it is a wonder in our eyes? |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Matthew Chapter 21, Verse 42 |
| Cebuano | Ug si Jesus miingon kanila, "Wala ba gayud kamo makabasa sa kasulatan, nga `Ang maong bato nga sa mga magtutukod gisalikway nahimong ulohang bato sa pamag-ang; buhat kini sa Ginoo, ug sa atong mga mata makapahibulong gayud`? |
| Croatian | Kaže im Isus: "Zar nikada niste èitali u Pismima: Kamen što ga odbaciše graditelji postade kamen zaglavni. Gospodnje je to djelo - kakvo èudo u oèima našim! |
| Danish | Jesus siger til dem: "Have I aldrig læst i Skrifterne: Den Sten, som Bygningsmændene forkastede, den er bleven til en Hovedhjørnesten; fra Herren er dette kommet, og det er underligt for vore Øjne. |
| Dutch | Jezus zeide tot hen: Hebt gij nooit gelezen in de Schriften: De steen, dien de bouwlieden verworpen hebben, deze is geworden tot een hoofd des hoeks; van den Heere is dit geschied, en het is wonderlijk in onze ogen? |
| Finnish | Jeesus sanoi heille: "Ettekö ole koskaan lukeneet kirjoituksista: `Se kivi, jonka rakentajat hylkäsivät, on tullut kulmakiveksi; Herralta tämä on tullut ja on ihmeellinen meidän silmissämme`? |
| French | Jésus leur dit: N`avez-vous jamais lu dans les Écritures: La pierre qu`ont rejetée ceux qui bâtissaient Est devenue la principale de l`angle; C`est du Seigneur que cela est venu, Et c`est un prodige à nos yeux? |
| German | Jesus sprach zu ihnen: Habt ihr nie gelesen in der Schrift: "Der Stein, den die Bauleute verworfen haben, der ist zum Eckstein geworden. Von dem HERRN ist das geschehen, und es ist wunderbar vor unseren Augen"? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Maka Yesus berkata kepada mereka, "Belum pernahkah kalian membaca yang tertulis dalam Alkitab? 'Batu yang tidak terpakai oleh tukang bangunan sudah menjadi batu yang terutama. Inilah perbuatan Tuhan; alangkah indahnya!'" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka kata Yesus kepadanya, "Belum pernahkah kamu membaca di dalam Alkitab: Bahwa batu yang dibuangkan oleh tukang-tukang rumah, ialah sudah menjadi batu penjuru; demikianlah perbuatan Tuhan, maka hal itu ajaiblah pada mata kita. |
| Manx Gaelic | Dooyrt Yeesey roo, Nagh lhaih shiu rieau ayns goo Yee, Yn chlagh ren ny masoonee y vee-lowal, ta'n chlagh cheddin er jeet dy ve yn ard-chlagh chorneilagh: shoh jannoo yn Chiarn, as te yindyssagh ayns ny sooillyn ainyn? |
| Maori | Ka mea a Ihu ki a ratou, Kiano koutou i kite noa i roto i nga karaipiture, ko te kohatu i kapea e nga kaihanga, kua meinga tenei hei mo te kokonga: na te Ariki tenei, he mea whakamiharo hoki ki o tatou kanohi? |
| Norwegian | Jesus sier til dem: Har I aldri lest i skriftene: Den sten som bygningsmennene forkastet, den er blitt hjørnesten; av Herren er dette gjort, og det er underfullt i våre øine? |
| Portuguese | Disse-lhes Jesus: Nunca lestes nas Escrituras: A pedra que os edificadores rejeitaram, essa foi posta como pedra angular; pelo Senhor foi feito isso, e é maravilhoso aos nossos olhos? |
| Rumanian | Isus le -a zis: ,,N`ayi citit nici odatq kn Scripturi cq: ,Piatra, pe care au lepqdat -o zidarii, a ajuns sq fie pusq kn capul unghiului; Domnul a fqcut acest lucru, wi este minunat kn ochii nowtri?` |
| Shuar | Tuíniakui Jesus Tímiayi "Atumka Yus-Papikia ¿penkek áujchaitrum? Júnis aarmaiti: "Jea jeamin utsankarmia Nú kaya Ashí kayajai nankaamas apujsamuiti. Núnaka ii Uuntri Yus Túraiti. Iisha iisar ti Enentáimtaji." Tu aarmaiti. |
| Swahili | Hapo Yesu akawaambia, "Je, hamkusoma jambo hili katika Maandiko Matakatifu? `Jiwe walilokataa waashi sasa limekuwa jiwe kuu la msingi. Bwana ndiye aliyefanya jambo hili, nalo ni la ajabu sana kwetu!` |
| Swedish | Jesus sade till dem: "Ja, haven I aldrig läst i skrifterna: 'Den sten som byggningsmännen förkastade. den har blivit en hörnsten; av Herren har den blivit detta, och underbar är den i våra ögon'? |
| Uma | Na'uli' Yesus mpo'uli' -raka: "Tantu nibasa-mi lolita Buku Tomoroli' to mpolowa pesapuaka-ni hi Aku', hewa toi moni-na: `Watu to ratadi topowangu tomi, watu toe lau-mi to jadi' poko parawatu. Tohe'e majadi' ntuku' konoa Pue' Alata'ala, uma mowo kalompe' -na hi poncilo-ta.'" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "wonder": wondered, wonderer, wonderers, wonderful, wonderfully, wonderfulness, wonderfulnesses, wondering, wonderland, wonderlands, wonderment, wonderments, wonders, wonderwork, wonderworks. (additional references) | |
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"Wonder" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: donder, Dondero, iwonder, onder, wandern, woder, wondern, woner, wonker, wonner, wooder. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "wonder" (pronounced wu"nder) |
| 4 | -u" n d er | asunder, blunder, plunder, sunder, thunder, under. |
| 3 | -n d er | Ender, engender, Alexander, attainder, auslander, Bander, bartender, bender, binder, blander, blender, blinder, blonder, bookbinder, bounder, brander, bystander, calamander, calendar, candor, cinder, cofounder, commander, Condor, contender, coriander, cylinder, defender, extender, Fender, finder, flounder, fonder, founder, gander, gender, gerrymander, grander, grinder, highlander, hinder, islander, kinder, Lander, launder, lavender, lender, mainlander, meander, minder, offender, oleander, pander, pathfinder, Pinder, ponder, pounder, pretender, rejoinder, remainder, reminder, render, responder, rounder, salamander, sander, sender, Sidewinder, slander, slender, sounder, Spender, splendor, squander, Stander, surrender, suspender, tender, tinder, transponder, vendor, viewfinder, wander, weekender, winder, yonder, Zander. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: downer. | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-n-o-r-w" | |
-1 letter: dower, drone, drown, endow, owned, owner, redon, rewon, rowed, rowen. | |
-2 letters: doer, done, dore, down, drew, enow, nerd, node, owed, redo, rend, rode, wend, word, wore, worn, wren. | |
-3 letters: den, dew, doe, don, dor, dow, end, eon, ern, new, nod, nor, now, ode, one, ore, owe, own, red, rod, roe, row, wed, wen. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-e-n-o-r-w" | |
+1 letter: browned, crowned, decrown, downers, downier, drowned, drowner, endower, frowned, reendow, rewound, wonders, wronged. | |
+2 letters: danewort, decrowns, dowering, drownded, drowners, endowers, ironweed, narrowed, overwind, rawboned, reendows, renowned, swordmen, teardown, undertow, unworked, wanderoo, wondered, wonderer, woodener, worsened. | |
+3 letters: breakdown, cornrowed, daneworts, decrowned, deworming, downgrade, downrange, downriver, downtrend, eiderdown, embrowned, greenwood, gunpowder, handwrote, imbrowned, ironweeds, landowner, lowlander, networked, overdrawn, overwinds, overwound, powdering, recrowned, reendowed, rewording, rosinweed, rowdiness, sundowner, swordsmen, teardowns, uncrowded, uncrowned, underflow, undertows, underwood, underwool, unworried, wanderoos, windhover, windrowed, wonderers, wonderful, wondering, wordiness, wrongdoer. | |
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