small wonder

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small wonder

noun little wonder · no wonder · tiny wonder

idiomatic, uncountable An event or fact whose cause or rationale is not difficult to discern; an unsurprising occurrence. Small wonder if he had loved her for herself, she was so beautiful.

adverb little wonder · no wonder · tiny wonder

idiomatic, uncountable No surprise; unsurprising that. I soon discovered that Smith was heels over head in love with Kate Stevens, shot through the heart as Mercutio would say, with a fair girl's blue eye! And small wonder, for Kate was lovely; a little above middle height with slight, rounded figure and most attractive face

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adv unsurprising occurrence

Español	no es de extrañar (que), no es sorpresa, con razón, de razón, no sorprende
日本語	…は少しも不思議ではない ... wa sukoshi mo fushigi de wa nai
中文	難怪 /难怪 nánguài, 怪不得 guàibude
Français	pas étonnant (que ...)
Deutsch	kein Wunder
Italiano	non c’è da meravigliarsi
Русский	неудиви́тельно, что ... neudivítelʹno, što ..., ничего́ удиви́тельного ničevó udivítelʹnovo

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@misc{small_wonder_2026,
  title = {small wonder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/small%20wonder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}