wonder :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

curiosity

n. a state in which you want to learn more about something

marvel

n. something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"

admiration, wonderment

n. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

inquire

v. have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

question

v. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"

incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection

n. doubt about the truth of something

astonishment, amazement

n. the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"

gem, treasure

n. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

prodigy, wonder child

n. an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

spectacle

n. something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight); "the tragic spectacle of cripples trying to escape"

phenomenon

n. a remarkable development

event

n. something that happens at a given place and time

incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection

n. doubt about the truth of something

love

n. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"

admiration, esteem

n. a feeling of delighted approval and liking

passion, passionateness

n. strong feeling or emotion

taste, preference, predilection, penchant

n. a strong liking; "my own preference is for good literature"; "the Irish have a penchant for blarney"

regard

n. a feeling of friendship and esteem; "she mistook his manly regard for love"; "he inspires respect"

zest, relish, gusto, zestfulness

n. vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment

respect, esteem

n. an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"

try, essay, test, examine, prove, try out, experiment with

v. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe"

think, believe

v. judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior"

question, interrogate

v. pose a series of questions to; "The suspect was questioned by the police"; "We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion"

explore, travel to, penetrate into

v. travel to or penetrate into; "explore unknown territory in biology"

go over, inspect, look over

v. look over carefully; "Please inspect your father's will carefully"

look into, investigate

v. investigate scientifically; "Let's investigate the syntax of Chinese"

probe, examine, inquire into

v. question or examine thoroughly and closely

doubt, consider unlikely, have doubts about

v. consider unlikely or have doubts about; "I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage"

doubt, lack confidence in

v. lack confidence in or have doubts about; "I doubt these reports"; "I suspect her true motives"; "she distrusts her stepmother"

vacillate, hover

v. be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"

think, cogitate, cerebrate

v. use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere"

throw, fox, puzzle, baffle, gravel, stupefy, stupify, perplex, mystify, confuse, confound, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, bewilder, flummox, nonplus, amaze, dumbfound, trounce

v. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"

subject, make accountable

v. make accountable for; "He did not want to subject himself to the judgments of his superiors"

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

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