Associations to the word «Astonishment»

Wiktionary

ASTONISHMENT, noun. Amazement, great surprise
ASTONISHMENT, noun. An amazing thing or phenomenon.

Dictionary definition

ASTONISHMENT, noun. The feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.