Awe vs. Wonder

Awe vs. Wonder — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Awe and Wonder

Awenoun

A feeling of fear and reverence.

Wondernoun

Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

Wonders of the World seem to come in sevens.

Awenoun

A feeling of amazement.

Wondernoun

Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.

The idea was so crazy that it is a wonder that anyone went along with it.

Awenoun

(archaic) Power to inspire awe.

Wondernoun

Someone very talented at something, a genius.

He's a wonder at cooking.
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Aweverb

(transitive) To inspire fear and reverence in.

Wondernoun

The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.

Aweverb

(transitive) To control by inspiring dread.

Wondernoun

A mental pondering, a thought.

Awenoun

an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration;

he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe

Wonderverb

(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.

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Awenoun

a profound emotion inspired by a deity;

the fear of God

Wonderverb

(transitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind.

I wonder whether penguins can fly.

Aweverb

inspire awe in;

The famous professor awed the undergraduates

Wondernoun

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

Wondernoun

something that causes feelings of wonder;

the wonders of modern science

Wondernoun

a state in which you want to learn more about something

Wonderverb

have a wish or desire to know something;

He wondered who had built this beautiful church

Wonderverb

place in doubt or express doubtful speculation;

I wonder whether this was the right thing to doshe wondered whether it would snow tonight

Wonderverb

be amazed at;

We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities