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Definition of wonderment:
Synonyms:
dread, esteem, miracle, good, amaze, curiosity, prodigy, surprise, sensation, stunner, admiration, wonder, disbelief, feelings, excite, appreciation, phenomenon.
- wonder (part of speech: noun)
Usage examples:
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Though I knew the meaning of it and it had no real surprises for me, I could never avoid the sense of wonderment when I met young aristocrats marching in the ranks as common soldiers, professors, poets, priests and painters, as hairy and dirty as the poilus who had come from the farms and the meat markets, millionaires and the sons of millionaires driving automobiles as military chauffeurs or as orderlies to officers upon whom they waited respectfully, forbidden to sit at table with them in public places, and having to " keep their place" at all times.
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He could not help thinking of the dead man downstairs, not indeed with any terror, not fearing discovery for himself, but with a vague wonderment that made his mind feel empty.
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" They were in my room when I event up there at about ten o'clock last evening," she replied, and her face showed her wonderment at these explicit questions.