Meaning & use
Wonderment
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A state of awe, admiration, or wondering curiosity.
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The children stared up at the fireworks in pure wonderment.
She gazed at the northern lights with a sense of wonderment she'd never felt before.
A note on using this word
A somewhat old-fashioned or literary word for 'wonder', often used to evoke a childlike or magical sense of awe.
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aweamazement
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