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" Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder."
Russell Baker

Meaning of "small wonder" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SMALL WONDER

small wonder


WHAT DOES SMALL WONDER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of small wonder in the English dictionary

The definition of small wonder in the dictionary is hardly surprised.



WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SMALL WONDER

small fry · small game · small goods · small hours · small intestine · small letter · small magpie · small pica · small potatoes · small print · small royal · small screen · small slam · small stores · small stuff · small talk · small town · small waved umber · small white · small-bore

WORDS THAT END LIKE SMALL WONDER

absconder · Alexander · blonder · bonder · boy wonder · conder · donder · first responder · for a wonder · nine days´ wonder · nine-days wonder · no wonder · nonresponder · one-hit wonder · ponder · responder · seconder · sonder · transponder · wonder · yonder

Synonyms and antonyms of small wonder in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «small wonder» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SMALL WONDER

Find out the translation of small wonder to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of small wonder from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «small wonder» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

难怪
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

pequeña maravilla
570 millions of speakers
en

English

small wonder
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

छोटा सा आश्चर्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عجب
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

удивительно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

pequena maravilha
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

স্বভাবতই
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

petite merveille
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Keajaiban kecil
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Wunder
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

小不思議
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

작은 경이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Wonder cilik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thắc mắc nhỏ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிய ஆச்சரியம்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लहान विचित्र
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Küçük merak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

piccola meraviglia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Nic dziwnego,
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

e de mirare mic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρό θαύμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wonder
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

litet konstigt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lite rart
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of small wonder

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SMALL WONDER»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about small wonder

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2 QUOTES WITH «SMALL WONDER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word small wonder.
1
Russell Baker
Newspaper people, once celebrated as founts of ribald humor and uncouth fun, have of late lost all their gaiety, and small wonder.
2
Robert Barany
As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wonder that none of their contemporaries were able to do so either.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SMALL WONDER»

Discover the use of small wonder in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to small wonder and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Small Wonder
In this collection of essays, the author of High Tide in Tucson brings to us (out of one of history's darker moments) an extended love song to the world we still have.
Barbara Kingsolver, 2011
2
Small Wonder: The Making of the Nano
This book tells the story of how that dream was realised.This is the story of the Nano, the Rs1-lakh wonder, and how it came to be The making of the Nano has been a struggle and a vindication, a long, arduous and expensive endeavour to cope ...
Philip Chacko, Christabelle Noronha, Sujata Agrawal, 2010
3
Small Wonder: Global Power and Its Discontents
Small Wonder presents the dangers of the 'underside of modernity': the unleashing of unlimited lust for (global) power and wealth.
Fred Reinhard Dallmayr, 2005
4
Small wonder: worlds in a box
Photographs by David Levinthal. Contributions by David Corey.
David Levinthal, David Corey, National Museum of American Art (U.S.), 1996
5
Small Wonder: The Little Red Schoolhouse in History and Memory
This engaging book examines the history of the one-room school and how successive generations of Americans have remembered--and just as often misremembered--this powerful national icon.
Jonathan Zimmerman, 2009
6
Small wonder: worlds in a box
In this book she has created a visual anthology of fairgoers and fair participants of all shapes and sizes.
David Levinthal, National Museum of American Art (U.S.), 1996
7
Small Wonder: How to Answer Your Child's Impossible ...
In a reassuring, down-to-earth guide for parents who know there are no "right" answers to children's questions--only meaningful ones--the author of Something More shows how to guide children creatively toward their own answers to questions ...
Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick, 1995
8
The All New Atom: Small wonder
The Atom discovers a population of microscopic, matter-consuming creatures living in his blood that may hold the secrets to his powers!
Gail Simone, Rick Remender, 2008
9
Small Wonder: An Anthology of Prose Poems & Microfiction
Prose poem or microfiction ... The line break takes a small and stealthy stroll through the streets and fields of prose ... At unexpected moments it breaks all the rules.
Linda Godfrey, Julie Chevalier, 2012
10
Popular Mechanics
RCA calls its new CPR100 the Small Wonder, borrowing a name the company once used for its tiny handheld videocamera. That popular product had to be connected to a separate VCR to record, but the new Small Wonder does it all: It can ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SMALL WONDER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term small wonder is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Bath's small wonder George Ford is confounding orthodox …
Even during the Champions Cup defeat by Leinster Bath's George Ford was dancing his way out of trouble and finding space where none appeared to exist. «The Guardian, Apr 15»
2
Women don't like public speaking? Small wonder
Small wonder ... not itself demeaning to individuals with disabling PTSD, fellow sufferers from stage fright may still wonder if Yule's is the most effective solution. «The Guardian, Mar 15»
3
Small wonders: the simple pleasures of The Tale of the Princess …
Small wonder if the viewer clings to the one or two outright kinetic sequences here. Kaguya's fantasy, in which she imagines bursting through the walls at her ... «New Statesman, Mar 15»
4
Delaware a Small Wonder no more?
The last of the "Delaware, Small Wonder" highway signs recently disappeared from the state border on U.S. 202, and with it the last official tribute to one of ... «The News Journal, Jan 15»
5
Nicole Kidman's Paddington is a small wonder among young …
The well-dressed people strutting the red carpet on this particular occasion were mostly of the small variety, bearing their finest sparkly princess and fairy outfits ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
6
Cardamom: the small wonder
One definition of ananda, a deep sense of well-being, could definitely be to hold a little earthern kulhar of elaichi chai in your cupped hands on a wintry day. «The Hindu, Oct 14»
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Bristol-Myers Squibb: Big Pharma's small wonder
Separately, and then together, Bristol-Myers and Squibb remain in a small club of .... Here, some industry analysts wonder if Bristol's ever-shrinking size may ... «Fortune, Jun 14»
8
Dream Mansion in 221 Square Feet Is Small Wonder
Andrew Morrison, 41, lives in what he dubs "the mansion of dreams" with wife Gabriella. His Oregon house is complete with a grand staircase, a cozy master ... «ABC News, May 14»
9
Small Wonder released an album (stream it), playing shows
Small Wonder is the project of Brooklyn's Henry Crawford, who released his new album, Wendy, earlier this year and puts it on cassette on May 6 via ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Apr 14»
10
'Small Wonder'
The Rev. Tony Larsen, of Olympia Brown Unitarian Universalist, officiates a memorial service for the Rev. Georgette Wonders Monday night at St. Mary\'s ... «Kenosha News, Apr 14»
REFERENCE
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