Classes Sentient and Moral Powers Personal Affections Contemplative Affections
Contemplative Affections
Nouns
wonder, marvel
astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment
amazedness etc. adj.
admiration, awe
stupor, stupefaction
stound, fascination
sensation
surprise etc. (inexpectation) Inexpectation . note of admiration
thaumaturgy etc. (sorcery) Sorcery .
Verbs
wonder, marvel, admire
be surprised etc. adj.
start
stare
open one's eyes, rub one's eyes, turn up one's eyes
gloar
gape, open one's mouth, hold one's breath
look aghast, stand aghast, stand agog
look blank etc. (disappointment) [Failure of expectation.] Disappointment
not believe one's eyes, not believe one's ears, not believe one's senses. not be able to account for etc. (unintelligible) Unintelligibility
not know whether one stands on one's head or one's not know whether one stands on one's head or one's heels. surprise, astonish, amaze, astound
dumfound, dumfounder
startle, dazzle
daze
strike, strike with wonder, strike with awe
electrify
stun, stupefy, petrify, confound, bewilder, flabbergast, stagger, throw on one's beam ends, fascinate, turn the head, take away one's breath, strike dumb
make one's hair stand on end, make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's make one's tongue cleave to the roof of one's mouth
make one stare. take by surprise etc. (be unexpected) Inexpectation . be wonderful etc. adj.
beggar description, beggar the imagination, baffle description
stagger belief.
Adjectives
surprised etc. v.
aghast, all agog, breathless, agape
open-mouthed
awestruck, thunderstruck, moonstruck, planet-struck
spellbound
lost in amazement, lost in wonder, lost in astonishment
struck all of a heap, unable to believe one's senses, like a duck ion thunder. wonderful, wondrous
surprising etc. v.
unexpected etc. Inexpectation
unheard of
mysterious etc. (inexplicable) Unintelligibility
miraculous. indescribable, inexpressible, inaffable
unutterable, unspeakable. monstrous, prodigious, stupendous, marvelous
inconceivable, incredible
inimaginable, unimaginable
strange etc. (uncommon) Unconformity
passing strange. striking etc. v.
overwhelming
wonder-working.
Adverbs
wonderfully, c. adj.
fearfully
for a wonder, in the name of wonder
strange to say
to one's great surprise. with wonder etc. n., with gaping mouth
with open eyes, with upturned eyes.
Int
lo, lo and behold!, O!, heyday!, halloo!, what!, indeed!, really!, surely!, humph!, hem!, good lack, good heavens, good gracious!, Ye gods!, good Lord!, good grief!, Holy cow!, My word!, Holy shit! [Vulg.] , gad so!, welladay! , dear me!, only think!, lackadaisy! , my stars, my goodness!, gracious goodness!, goodness gracious!, mercy on us!, heavens and earth!, God bless me!, bless us, bless my heart!, odzookens! , O gemini!, adzooks! , hoity-toity!, strong!, Heaven save the mark, bless the mark!, can such things be!, zounds!, 'sdeath! [Contr.] , what on earth, what in the world!, who would have thought it!, c. (inexpectation) Inexpectation
you don't say so!, You're kidding!, No kidding, how now!, where am I.?
Phrases
one's hair standing on end.
Adverbs
naturally, as a matter of course.
Nouns
prodigy, phenomenon
wonder, wonderment
marvel, miracle
monster etc. (unconformity) Unconformity
curiosity, lion, sight, spectacle
coup de theatre
gazingstock
sign
St. Elmo's fire, St. Elmo's light
portent etc. Omen . bursting of a shell, bursting of a bomb
volcanic eruption, peal of thunder
thunder-clap, thunder-bolt. what no words can paint
wonders of the world