Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A marvelous imaginary realm.
- n. A marvelous real place or scene.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A land of wonders or marvels.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A land full of wonders, or marvels.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an imaginary realm of marvels or wonders
- n. a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
Etymologies
- 1790 J. Wolcot Compl. Epist. to Bruce 332, in Wks. (1812) II. 368 Where other trav'lers, fraught with terror, roam, Lo! Bruce in Wonder-land is quite at home. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“On the other hand, the success of Alice in wonderland shows that America loves flamboyantly dressed, sexually ambiguous male protagonists.”
“Alice in wonderland, man what ever drugs Disney was on when they made this movie must of been pretty strong.”
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“I had no idea Alice in wonderland had opened and taken all of the imax slots.”
“I've watched burton stuff since I was about 8 and I've always loved it, I do think that 'alice in wonderland' was a little rushed and he shouldn't have done a remake of 'planet of the apes' because the keyline was ruined but that's the only ones I've not been so keen on - it's not like any of you have ever made a film.”
“Another film is of Course is Alice in wonderland Tim Burton.”
“Labels: alice in wonderland, neal stephenson comments:”
“Labels: alice in wonderland, cupcakes, iron man, old media comments:”
“Labels: alice in wonderland, video games, wallpaper”
“Labels: alice in wonderland, etsy, plush comments:”
“Labels: alice in wonderland, gallery nucleus, zeppelin comments:”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘wonderland’.
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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
concupiscence, brize, scree, scoria, forestaff, spanaemia, valetudinarianism, distasture, pyrethrum, laudanum, gentian, bicameral and 11250 more...
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Beautiful Compound Words
aftermath, afterthought, butterfly, campfire, colorblind, backhand, crossword, cupcake, dollhouse, drawbridge, dreadlock, dreamscape and 73 more...
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phony places
erewhon, bezerkistan, etchisketchistan, telmar, xanadu, atlantis, utopia, shangri-la, uqbar, lemuria, syldavia, borduria and 2 more...
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Childhood
Hula-Hoop, fairies, twirl, twinkle, glitter, candyland, firefly, June bug, wonderland, Alice-in-Wonderland, bedtime stories, spelling bee and 27 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and ...
Words that, as I see it, have some fond connection to the Alice stories through their creation or particular use by Lewis Carroll. I mean to tie them all together with contexty comments!
alice, daisy-chain, white rabbit, waistcoat-pocket, rabbit-hole, marmalade, antipathy, antipode, curtsey, dinah, tea-time, rat-hole and 232 more...
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Words I'd Like to Use Someday
thundersnow, phantasmagoria, mercurial, chimerical, taciturn, paraclete, lapis lazuli, flay, guttersnipe, wonky, misanthrope, kestrel and 583 more...
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Favorites
machiavellian, mercurial, deus ex machina, synecdoche, litotes, phallic, freudian, metonymy, chrestomathy, falsifiable, gestalt, truthiness and 211 more...
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Wordie Working Overtime - some words ...
Some words of from XTC songs that I like or for some reason stand out. That and a dollar will get you a ride on the bus.
transistor, impaled, settee, sunspecs, neon, meccanic, infatuation, greenhouse, capers, consequence, excepted, helicopter and 112 more...
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states of mind: from absurdistan to zion
Countries, lands, cities that capture, or haunt, our dreams. Some of the places listed might be the names of actual localities, but here they are states of mind.
absurdistan, banana republic, utopia, mitteleuropa, new jerusalem, deseret, canaan, zion, ruritania, outer slobovia, lower slobovia, avalon and 126 more...
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horizon, echo, undulation, resonance, reflection, acoustic, swoosh, distant, glide, interspace, marbles, radiant and 144 more...
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Tulip Names I
No rhyme or reason other than that I like the names. :-) For more flower fun, see these lists:
Rose words by mollusque
Rose varieties by mollusque
Tulip Names II: You Know ...abbey dream, abbey road, abodement, abra, abra elite, academician tstisin, acapulco, ace of diamonds, acropolis, ad hoc, adamo, addis and 597 more...
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Spam Names
Interesting words that came to me in spam emails in the "From" field. Read in pairs by order added, add the initial of your choice, and you'll get a list of "names."
menominee, burbled, abrasives, barrister, unfortunates, strolls, appareled, uncles, removal, elusive, significance, described and 180 more...
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Wishful Words
wish, wishful, wishfully, dinosaur, malachite, lovely, whimsy, whisper, whismical, dream, treasure, whisp and 66 more...
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words I adore
serendipity, enchanted, illumination, zebra, galaxy, chandelier, eternity, luxe, glitter, starry, raven, lavender and 71 more...
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♛
succulent, noctilucent, sable-vested, saccharine, cacophony, euphemism, macabre, panache, subliminal, complacent, amaranthine, nyctalopia and 7 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for wonderland.
born2badored see Alice Dec 6, 2006