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- [wuhn-der-land]
- /ˈwʌn dərˌlænd/
- /ˈwʌn.dəl.ænd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wuhn-der-land]
- /ˈwʌn dərˌlænd/
Definitions of wonderland word
- noun wonderland a land of wonders or marvels. 1
- noun wonderland a wonderful country or region: a wonderland of rare plants and flowers; a winter wonderland. 1
- noun wonderland A land or place full of wonderful things. 1
- noun wonderland delightful place 1
- noun wonderland fantasy land 1
- uncountable noun wonderland Wonderland is an imaginary world that exists in fairy stories. 0
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Origin of wonderland
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; wonder + -land
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Parts of speech for Wonderland
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wonderland popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wonderland usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wonderland
noun wonderland
- utopia — an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- paradise — a town in N California.
- heaven — the abode of God, the angels, and the spirits of the righteous after death; the place or state of existence of the blessed after the mortal life.
- never-never land — an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
Antonyms for wonderland
noun wonderland
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
- misery — wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- sorrow — distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
- unhappiness — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
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