Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A child prodigy.
- noun A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age.
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- noun A
child prodigy ; aphenom . - noun A highly talented or
gifted individual; one who is successful at a young age.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mr. Henry's first move was to fire Dan Duquette as general manager and later on bring in wunderkind Theo Epstein.
Liverpool Fans, Meet John Henry Javier Espinoza 2010
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More to the point this market often seems a lot more dynamic, a lot more exciting, and a lot more relevant than some uptown gallery full of middle-class bores clinking champagne glasses and droning on about how jejune the latest wunderkind is really, darling, just sooo trite, really, overhyped.
Archive 2005-03-01 Hal Duncan 2005
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More to the point this market often seems a lot more dynamic, a lot more exciting, and a lot more relevant than some uptown gallery full of middle-class bores clinking champagne glasses and droning on about how jejune the latest wunderkind is really, darling, just sooo trite, really, overhyped.
In The Ghetto Hal Duncan 2005
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According to Montague, Maughn never referred to the wunderkind by name, just as “a young Negro ballplayer … with a great arm.”
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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Viewing all he was able to achieve, the term "wunderkind" feels like an inadequate description of the man.
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Among Mr. Barkan's ideas was the pairing of pianist Eldar, a "wunderkind" at 22 years old, and guitarist Pat Martino, a "grand master of jazz guitar" at 66.
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Dishonorable Mention: Former wunderkind and current wunderkind (if you define "wunderkind" as a megalomaniacal tool who's inexplicably been allowed to run a television network into the ground with zero accountability) Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman, respectively.
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Dishonorable Mention: Former wunderkind and current wunderkind if you define "wunderkind" as a megalomaniacal tool who's inexplicably been allowed to run a television network into the ground with zero accountability Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman, respectively.
Chez Pazienza: One Last Look Back: The 10 Most Ridiculous, Shameful, or Generally Unfortunate People and Events of 2008 Chez Pazienza 2010
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Viewing all he was able to achieve, the term "wunderkind" feels like an inadequate description of the man.
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Dishonorable Mention: Former wunderkind and current wunderkind (if you define "wunderkind" as a megalomaniacal tool who's inexplicably been allowed to run a television network into the ground with zero accountability) Jeff Zucker and Ben Silverman, respectively.
100indecisions commented on the word wunderkind
At least I have an excuse for this one. I first heard of it in Alanis Morissette's song by the same name on the Narnia soundtrack, and she pronounces the "kind" part like...well, "kind". Maybe a couple months ago I heard Ryan say the same word on The Office, only he pronounced the "kind" part the same way you do in, say, "kindergarten". So I had to look it up. Turns out Ryan was right.
So I'm really wondering why Alanis Morissette said it funny.
January 28, 2008
gangerh commented on the word wunderkind
She's just unkind.
January 28, 2008