wonder
n. C / U B1 Intermediate Oxford US //ˈwəndɝ// UK //wˈʌndɐ// won·der
n. a feeling of great surprise and admiration. You feel this when you see something beautiful, strange, or impressive.
n. a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar. Often used to describe the subjective experience of awe or the object that inspires it.
The children looked at the fireworks with wonder.
The first time she saw the Grand Canyon, she was filled with a sense of wonder at its scale.
Modern science often seeks to explain the mechanics of the natural world without diminishing the sense of wonder that such complexity inspires in the observer.
Usage
Uncountable when referring to the emotion; countable when referring to a specific thing or person that causes the emotion.