Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wonderment

/wˈʌndɚmənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: won-der-ment
IPA: /wˈʌndɚmənt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Wonder; astonishment.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A puzzle or curiosity.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Blind!" exclaimed the old fellow, sitting up in startled wonderment. "You mean it, sir? You walk all right and you look at me as if you saw me. You're kidding surely.""

Etymology

Etymology tree English wonder Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English wonderment From wonder + -ment.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wonderments (plural)

Synonyms

wonder admiration

Questions

How do you pronounce wonderment?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈʌndɚmənt/.
What does wonderment mean?: Wonder; astonishment.
Where does wonderment come from?: Etymology tree English wonder Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English wonderment From wonder + -ment.

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