wonderment C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈwʌndɚmənt/ UK /ˈwʌndəmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a state of awed admiration or curiosity The children stared up at the aurora in silent wonderment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a state of awed admiration... aweamazementastonishmentwondermarveladmiration ↔ Opposites indifferenceboredom Word family Related forms wonderwonderful Etymology AI details From wonder + -ment; wonder is from Old English wundor ('marvellous thing, miracle'), of uncertain Germanic origin. wundor Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wonderment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈwʌndɚmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwʌndəmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a state of awed admiration or curiosity ## Examples - The children stared up at the aurora in silent wonderment. ## Synonyms - awe - amazement - astonishment - wonder - marvel - admiration ## Antonyms - indifference - boredom ## Related Forms - wonder - wonderful ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wundor ## Etymology From wonder + -ment; wonder is from Old English wundor ('marvellous thing, miracle'), of uncertain Germanic origin. ## AI Etymology wonderment comes from wonder + -ment; wonder is from Old English wundor ('marvellous thing, miracle'), of uncertain Germanic origin. Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ment is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the noun sense is "a state of awed admiration or curiosity", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as wonder, wonderful, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Old English wundor, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown