world of wonder
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4.5
- noun
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mundo de maravillas
- He had taken her out of herself, revealed a world of wonder to her, where arms, lips, and bodies were meant for loving.
Examples
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A vibrant world of wonder and danger, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, and birds looked a little more like this.
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Walk through these gates and into a world of wonder!
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But why plug into some fake electronic world when there is a world of wonder right under your feet?
Fiction book (2001) -
Working for Vernier Networks by day and hacking for NMRC by night, he lives in his own world of wonder and intrigue, conspiracy and paranoia, death and taxes.
Blog text (11) -
They are literally three of my favorite representations of cohesive, yet expansive plotting that reach far beyond their immediate needs to develop a full world of wonder for the reader/viewer.
Blog text (21) -
As I stepped into the garden, I felt surrounded by a world of wonder with exotic flowers blooming in every color.
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The amusement park was a world of wonder, filled with thrilling rides and dazzling lights.
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Exploring the ancient ruins revealed a world of wonder that left me in awe of the civilization's achievements.
Synonyms
192
4.0
A place or state of perfect happiness and peace
77
5.0
A place full of beauty and magic that feels like a dream
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4.2
A very beautiful place where people feel happy and peaceful
Antonyms
How Wonderful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'world' (a realm or sphere) + 'of' + 'wonder' (things inspiring awe) denotes a realm characterized by wonder, so the overall sense follows straightforward possessive/compositional semantics. This construction is cross-linguistically common and uses no idiomatic shift, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The phrase world of wonder paints a simple picture of a whole world filled with wonder, like a tiny fairyland or a room of amazing sights. That's why people use it to mean 'a place full of amazing things'.