thaumasmus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The presentation of something as a marvel rather than in a neutrally descriptive way.

Word forms

thaumasmus

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek θαυμασμός (thaumasmós, “a wondering”).

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