amazement
/əˈmeɪz.mənt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; a feeling of intense astonishment or awe, as from witnessing something incredible and impressive.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "We stared in amazement at the skills on display."
- "The amazement that painting sparked in me lasted until the tour guide jolted me out of it."
- "Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all."
- "Were believers thoroughly persuaded of what God meaneth, by these things, they would not be so liable to those frights and amazements which distract and disturb them."
- "In the midst of ill rumours and amazements, his countenance changeth not."
- "Certain points, crises, certain feelings, joys, griefs and amazements, when reviewed, must strike us as things wildered and whirling."