Sensawunda
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sensawunda is a noun meaning (dated, fandom slang) Wonder or excitement invoked by the grandeur and vision of science fiction.
Meaning
(dated, fandom slang) Wonder or excitement invoked by the grandeur and vision of science fiction.
Example Sentences
[…] in order to be able to make the pilgrimage to Mecca, the Sultan of Alpha Centauri engineers a breath-taking re-siting of the entire solar system — sensawunda indeed!
In this one Brin thinks big and the sensawunda gets turned up to eleven. For instance instead of puny ordinary Dyson spheres, Brin gives us fractal Dyson spheres to maximise the surface area for their trillions of inhabitants.
How does a non-science fiction writer write science fiction? We had a taste with John Hersey's WHITE LOTUS and MY PETITION FOR MORE SPACE and discovered that future visions could be presented with such reality and simplicity that our sensawunda could be thrown away and we could discover, instead, deep and beautiful characters.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wonder, sensation, wonderance, wonderment, amazement, wonderland.
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