Wonder vs. Wandering — What's the Difference?

The emotion aroused by something awe-inspiring, astounding, or surprising

Travelling aimlessly from place to place; itinerant

The quality that arouses such emotion

To move about without a definite destination or purpose.

One that arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel

To go by an indirect route or at no set pace; amble

Often Wonder A monumental human creation regarded with awe, especially one of seven monuments of the ancient world that appeared on various lists of late antiquity.

To proceed in an irregular course; meander

An extraordinary or remarkable act or achievement

To behave in a manner that does not conform to morality or norms

An event inexplicable by the laws of nature; a miracle.

To turn the attention from one subject to another with little clarity or coherence of thought

To have a feeling of awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration

To be directed without an object or in various directions

To be filled with curiosity or doubt

To wander across or through

To feel curiosity or be in doubt about

To be directed around or over

Remarkable or extraordinary, especially in being beneficial

The act or an instance of wandering.

Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.

Which wanders; travelling from place to place.

Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.

Abnormally capable of moving in certain directions.

Someone very talented at something, a genius.

Travelling without preset route; roaming.

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

Irregular turning of the eyes.

A mental pondering, a thought.

Aimless thought.

(US) A kind of donut; a cruller.

Straying from a desired path.

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

Disordered speech or delirium.

To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Present participle of wander

That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.

Travelling about without any clear destination;

A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle.

(of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently;

To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.

Of a path e.g.;

To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came.

Having no fixed course;

Wonderful.

Wonderfully.

The feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

Something that causes feelings of wonder;

A state in which you want to learn more about something

Have a wish or desire to know something;

Place in doubt or express doubtful speculation;

Be amazed at;