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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wonder \Won"der\, n. [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. ? to gaze at.] [1913 Webster] 1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement. [1913 Webster] They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. --Acts iii. 10. [1913 Webster] Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] Note: Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation. [1913 Webster] 2. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle. " Babylon, the wonder of all tongues." --Milton. [1913 Webster] To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] I am as a wonder unto many. --Ps. lxxi. 7. [1913 Webster] {Seven wonders of the world}. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wonder \Won"der\, a. Wonderful. [Obs.] --Gower. [1913 Webster] After that he said a wonder thing. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wonder \Won"der\, adv. Wonderfully. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.] [1913 Webster] 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. [1913 Webster] I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. --Swift. [1913 Webster] We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson. [1913 Webster] 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came. [1913 Webster] I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: wonder n 1: the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising [syn: {wonder}, {wonderment}, {admiration}] 2: something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: {wonder}, {marvel}] 3: a state in which you want to learn more about something [syn: {curiosity}, {wonder}] v 1: have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" [syn: {wonder}, {inquire}, {enquire}] 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" [syn: {wonder}, {question}] 3: be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: {wonder}, {marvel}] From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: wonder /wɔndər/ miracle