Wonderment (Noun)
Meaning
The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The ancient, abandoned city evoked a sense of wonderment in the explorers who stumbled upon it deep in the jungle.
- The mysterious lights in the sky filled the children with wonderment, and they gazed upwards, mesmerized.
- The beautiful, glowing crystal left her in a state of wonderment, its intricate patterns seeming to shift before her eyes.
- The massive, crumbling statues along the forgotten highway filled him with wonderment, and he wandered, trying to grasp the secrets of their creation.
- As the magnificent aurora borealis danced across the sky, a collective gasp of wonderment escaped the lips of the awestruck onlookers.