wonder-struck

1 7.2

Feeling very amazed by something beautiful or strange

adjective
/ˈwʌndərstrʌk/

: asombrado

She felt wonder-struck when she saw the enormous mountains for the first time.

Thamatism, the sudden descent of wonder, implies that you are passive and you are wonder struck, struck by wonder.

Examples

The children stood wonder-struck as they watched the fireworks light up the night sky.
Equally, wonder struck at the ordinary things of life to walk up to my stoop is unaccountable.
Thamatism, the sudden descent of wonder, implies that you are passive and you are wonder struck, struck by wonder.

Harvard University
The kids shield their eyes from the brilliance, all of them wearing wonder-struck expressions.

Fiction book (1995)
The audience was wonder-struck by the magician's incredible performance.

Synonyms

surprised

vswonder-struck

357 1.0

Feeling sudden wonder when something unexpected happens

is stronger and more intense than this general, mild surprise

amazed

vswonder-struck

138 1.0

Very surprised in a way that shows wonder

is similar but focuses on general great wonder rather than suddenness

stunned

vswonder-struck

29 3.0

Too shocked to move or think clearly

captures wonder without the sense of mental numbness or paralysis

astonished

vswonder-struck

21 2.7

Feeling very surprised by something unexpected or hard to believe

is more about steady sense of great wonder rather than mere surprise

flabbergasted

vswonder-struck

9 6.7

Very surprised and unable to speak

expresses wonder without implying complete loss of words or speech

awestruck

vswonder-struck

9 6.2

Feeling great wonder and respect, often silent

is more neutral amazement without the strong reverent or fearful note

astounded

vswonder-struck

7 3.8

Very surprised and unable to believe what happened

is milder, emphasizing wonder more than overpowering shock

thunderstruck

vswonder-struck

5 7.0

Very surprised and unable to speak or move

conveys great wonder but not necessarily being unable to respond

enthralled

vswonder-struck

3 6.9

Very interested and full of wonder, unable to look away

is similar but less about being held or fascinated continuously

awed

vswonder-struck

1 3.7

Feeling deep wonder and respect, sometimes a little afraid

focuses more on pure amazement rather than reverent or fearful tone

gobsmacked

vswonder-struck

1 8.6

Very surprised and unable to speak

is the expressed feeling without the strong informal shock tone

wonderstruck

vswonder-struck

6.0

Feeling surprised and full of admiration when you see something beautiful or amazing

is the same feeling but shown with a different written form

astonied

vswonder-struck

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very surprised and unable to speak or move

focuses more on admiring wonder than the stunning shock element

awestricken

vswonder-struck

8.6

Feeling great wonder and respect when seeing something impressive

is more about simple wonder than this intense respectful feeling

dazzled

vswonder-struck

4.2

Very impressed and unable to speak because something is beautiful or amazing

expresses wonder without focusing on visual brilliance or dazzling effects

Antonyms

unimpressed

14 4.0

Not thinking something is good or interesting

disenchanted

13 6.1

No longer believing something is good or special after seeing the truth

How Amazed

astonished

21 2.7

wonder-struck

1 7.2

impressed

542 2.8

Surface Forms

wonder-struck positive

Morphology

wonder-struck = wonder + strike (transparent) = wonder + struck

The adjective is directly formed as 'wonder' + 'struck' (i.e., 'struck with wonder'), a clear and regular compound pattern similar to 'love-struck' or 'star-struck'.

Etymology

The word wonder-struck comes from wonder, meaning 'surprise' or 'amazement', and struck, from 'strike' meaning 'to hit'. So it pictures being suddenly 'hit' by wonder and means feeling very amazed.