wondermentn.

Brit.

/ˈwʌndəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈwəndərmənt/

Etymology: < wonder v. + -ment suffix.

Chiefly literary.

a. The or a state of wonder; = wonder n. 7.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > state of wonder

wonderc1290

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mazednessc1395

study?1397

mazec1425

wonderfulness1532

wonderment1535

gape1712

astoundment1810

marvelment1823

jouissance1968

1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 78 After most shamefull rumors raysed uppe to theyre dyffamacion, with slaunderouse wonderment of the towne.

1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 30 Wee must with holy woonderment embrace the heauenly Oracles.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (viii. Contents) Dauid bethinking himself of Gods fatherly bountifulnesse towards mankinde..is rauished into a wonderment of it.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xii. sig. L8 Whom all admired, as from heauen sent, And gazd vpon with gaping wonderment.

1688 J. Bunyan Solomon's Temple xxii. 52 That which added to their adornment, was the wonderment of a Queen.

1787 F. Burney Diary 19 Feb. (1842) III. 330 The wonderment with which they heard a proposal so new was diverting.

1799 S. T. Coleridge Nor Cold, nor Stern, my Soul! 8 They gape for wonderment.

1815 W. Wordsworth Prose Wks. (1876) II. 119 Much of what his biographer deemed genuine admiration must in fact have been blind wonderment.

1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. viii. 155 The mind passes from wonderment at the miraculous to the discernment of order.

b. An expression of wonder: chiefly in to make a wonderment, to express wonder.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > an expression of wonder

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miration1883

1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obed. 54 b Her parentes..would make suche a lyke wonderment, as these men seme to vse against me.

a1565 R. Turner in J. Marbecke Bk. of Notes (1581) 243 A great outcrie & wonderment was made against the Deacons & Priests of Constantinople.

1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth ii. 2 Much talke there was..of the murther of the Regent, many making a wonderment at vaine things, as his mothers dreame.

1681 R. L'Estrange tr. Cicero Offices (ed. 2) 110 What a wonderment is made of it.

1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) III. xii. 71 Why, Jack, thou needest not make such a wonderment, as the girls say.

1838 Bentley's Misc. 3 331 After the usual wonderments, and mutual applauses of our marvellous good looks.

1840 F. Trollope Widow Married III. xxiv. 52 What wonderments you do make about nothing.

a. An object of or a matter for wonder; a wonderful thing; = wonder n. 1 – 4.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder

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signc1450

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miracle1595

marvellation1599

portent1607

astonishment1611

prodigy1616

magnale1623

magnality1646

mirable1646

phenomenon1741

gaping-stock1817

reacher1825

stunner1829

buster1833

caution1834

merry-go-rounder1838

knock-down1843

astonisher1871

marvelry1874

mazer1876

phenom1881

whizzer1888

knock-out1892

whizz1908

doozy1916

doozer1930

heart-stopper1940

blockbuster1942

ooh-ah1957

mind-blower1968

stonker1987

1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 70^v The games called Dionysiaca,..he called the greate woondrementes & gazynges of fooles.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 50/2 This obstinate and stoburn rebellion of tharchbishop stirred vp much anger.., that almost he was alone a wonderment to al the realme.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 213 (margin) Sir Hugh Spencer the yonger lead about for wonderment, lyke a beast.

1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Rome in Complaints 28 Seuen Romane Hils, the worlds 7. wonderments.

?1594 H. Constable Diana (new ed.) vii. i. sig. E7 A flowring fielde, the worlds sole wonderment.

1618 S. Rowlands Sacred Memorie 8 Therefore in Heathens Images he spake, Wrought wonderments, and wrought them so from grace.

1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 33 They turne themselues into..so many Monsters, and wonderments of the World.

1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxxv. 1) 277 Deliverances, commonly, are but nine days wonderment, at utmost.

1757 S. Foote Author Prol. 'Tis Wonderment, them Boobies ben't asham'd.

1841 J. F. Cooper Deerslayer I. xv. 251 It's a wonderment to me..how you got us off.

1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany 87 A shop with all sorts of household wonderments exposed for sale.

1915 H. James Sense of Past (1917) 150 To determine wonderments that should be beyond answering.

b. A wonderful example or instance (of something): = wonder n. 1d.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > instance or example of

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1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. v. 25 But vpon Alcibiades they threw down a wonderment of welcoms.

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater iv. i. sig. F4 How many..haue dedicated graue works to ladies tooth-lesse, [etc.], and haue called them..the patterns of perfection, and the wonderment of women.

1917 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 253 The untended orchards are arrayed in a wonderment of blossom.

3. Wonderful quality: = wonder n. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun]

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amazingness1677

stupendousnessa1706

wondrousness1851

stupendiosity1912

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. v. sig. E4^v That strange Dame, whose beauties wonderment She lesse esteem'd, then th'others vertuous gouernment.

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. xxxii. 36 How should I..limme forth her vertues wonderment?

1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 313 That King will be looked upon as a King of wonderment.

1802 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery III. xii. 251 As a climax of wonderment, the Jacobin Winterton has succeeded with Lady Amelia.

1871 S. Smiles Character ii. 33 The child..opens his eyes upon things all of which are full of novelty and wonderment.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wonderment
释义	wondermentn. Brit. /ˈwʌndəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈwəndərmənt/ Etymology: < wonder v. + -ment suffix. Chiefly literary. 1. a. The or a state of wonder; = wonder n. 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > state of wonder wonderc1290 ecstasyc1384 mazednessc1395 study?1397 mazec1425 wonderfulness1532 wonderment1535 gape1712 astoundment1810 marvelment1823 jouissance1968 1535 in T. Wright Three Chapters Lett. Suppression Monasteries (1843) 78 After most shamefull rumors raysed uppe to theyre dyffamacion, with slaunderouse wonderment of the towne. 1569 A. Golding tr. N. Hemmingsen Postill f. 30 Wee must with holy woonderment embrace the heauenly Oracles. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (viii. Contents) Dauid bethinking himself of Gods fatherly bountifulnesse towards mankinde..is rauished into a wonderment of it. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. xii. sig. L8 Whom all admired, as from heauen sent, And gazd vpon with gaping wonderment. 1688 J. Bunyan Solomon's Temple xxii. 52 That which added to their adornment, was the wonderment of a Queen. 1787 F. Burney Diary 19 Feb. (1842) III. 330 The wonderment with which they heard a proposal so new was diverting. 1799 S. T. Coleridge Nor Cold, nor Stern, my Soul! 8 They gape for wonderment. 1815 W. Wordsworth Prose Wks. (1876) II. 119 Much of what his biographer deemed genuine admiration must in fact have been blind wonderment. 1879 G. H. Lewes Study Psychol. viii. 155 The mind passes from wonderment at the miraculous to the discernment of order. b. An expression of wonder: chiefly in to make a wonderment, to express wonder. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > [noun] > an expression of wonder wonderment1553 miration1883 1553 tr. S. Gardiner De Vera Obed. 54 b Her parentes..would make suche a lyke wonderment, as these men seme to vse against me. a1565 R. Turner in J. Marbecke Bk. of Notes (1581) 243 A great outcrie & wonderment was made against the Deacons & Priests of Constantinople. 1630 R. Norton tr. W. Camden Hist. Princesse Elizabeth ii. 2 Much talke there was..of the murther of the Regent, many making a wonderment at vaine things, as his mothers dreame. 1681 R. L'Estrange tr. Cicero Offices (ed. 2) 110 What a wonderment is made of it. 1751 S. Richardson Clarissa (ed. 3) III. xii. 71 Why, Jack, thou needest not make such a wonderment, as the girls say. 1838 Bentley's Misc. 3 331 After the usual wonderments, and mutual applauses of our marvellous good looks. 1840 F. Trollope Widow Married III. xxiv. 52 What wonderments you do make about nothing. 2. a. An object of or a matter for wonder; a wonderful thing; = wonder n. 1 – 4. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > a marvel, object of wonder wonderc700 wonderinga1100 selcouthc1175 sellya1200 ferlyc1275 wondernessc1275 wonder thingc1290 adventurec1300 marvelc1300 marvellingc1400 wonderelc1440 signc1450 admiration1490 wonderment1542 wondering stockc1555 miracle-worker1561 singularity1576 stupor mundi1587 miracle1595 marvellation1599 portent1607 astonishment1611 prodigy1616 magnale1623 magnality1646 mirable1646 phenomenon1741 gaping-stock1817 reacher1825 stunner1829 buster1833 caution1834 merry-go-rounder1838 knock-down1843 astonisher1871 marvelry1874 mazer1876 phenom1881 whizzer1888 knock-out1892 whizz1908 doozy1916 doozer1930 heart-stopper1940 blockbuster1942 ooh-ah1957 mind-blower1968 stonker1987 1542 N. Udall tr. Erasmus Apophthegmes f. 70^v The games called Dionysiaca,..he called the greate woondrementes & gazynges of fooles. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 50/2 This obstinate and stoburn rebellion of tharchbishop stirred vp much anger.., that almost he was alone a wonderment to al the realme. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 213 (margin) Sir Hugh Spencer the yonger lead about for wonderment, lyke a beast. 1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Rome in Complaints 28 Seuen Romane Hils, the worlds 7. wonderments. ?1594 H. Constable Diana (new ed.) vii. i. sig. E7 A flowring fielde, the worlds sole wonderment. 1618 S. Rowlands Sacred Memorie 8 Therefore in Heathens Images he spake, Wrought wonderments, and wrought them so from grace. 1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 33 They turne themselues into..so many Monsters, and wonderments of the World. 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxxv. 1) 277 Deliverances, commonly, are but nine days wonderment, at utmost. 1757 S. Foote Author Prol. 'Tis Wonderment, them Boobies ben't asham'd. 1841 J. F. Cooper Deerslayer I. xv. 251 It's a wonderment to me..how you got us off. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany 87 A shop with all sorts of household wonderments exposed for sale. 1915 H. James Sense of Past (1917) 150 To determine wonderments that should be beyond answering. b. A wonderful example or instance (of something): = wonder n. 1d. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] > instance or example of miraclea1393 stupora1398 prodigy1595 wonderment1606 wonder1721 marvela1785 1606 G. W. tr. Justinus Hist. v. 25 But vpon Alcibiades they threw down a wonderment of welcoms. 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater iv. i. sig. F4 How many..haue dedicated graue works to ladies tooth-lesse, [etc.], and haue called them..the patterns of perfection, and the wonderment of women. 1917 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 253 The untended orchards are arrayed in a wonderment of blossom. 3. Wonderful quality: = wonder n. 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > quality of inspiring wonder > [noun] wonderc1220 marvelc1300 marvelness1434 marvellousness1538 wonderfulness1574 miraculousness1581 wonderment1596 prodigiousness1649 mirability1650 stupendiousness1652 amazingness1677 stupendousnessa1706 wondrousness1851 stupendiosity1912 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. v. sig. E4^v That strange Dame, whose beauties wonderment She lesse esteem'd, then th'others vertuous gouernment. View more context for this quotation 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. xxxii. 36 How should I..limme forth her vertues wonderment? 1647 N. Bacon Hist. Disc. Govt. 313 That King will be looked upon as a King of wonderment. 1802 T. S. Surr Splendid Misery III. xii. 251 As a climax of wonderment, the Jacobin Winterton has succeeded with Lady Amelia. 1871 S. Smiles Character ii. 33 The child..opens his eyes upon things all of which are full of novelty and wonderment. 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