wonderful
Americanadjective
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excellent; great; marvelous.
We all had a wonderful weekend.
- Synonyms:
- phenomenal, astounding, amazing, astonishing, prodigious, miraculous, wondrous, awesome, strange, curious, unique
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of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing.
The storm was wonderful to behold.
adjective
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exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange
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extremely fine; excellent
Other Word Forms
- unwonderful adjective
- wonderfully adverb
- wonderfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of wonderful
First recorded before 1100; wonder ( def. ) + -ful ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.
From BBC
As much of a temptation it may be to leave your job right now, take advantage of those wonderful gifts — and don’t hurry a huge life decision.
From MarketWatch
"He was a wonderful singer. He sang in the church choir every Sunday, and people, even to this day, say 'your father had a wonderful voice'."
From BBC
The 2026 night sky is set to bring UK stargazers some wonderful celestial events to look out for.
From BBC
"We've been waiting such a long time for Bobby to find a wonderful home and we are so delighted that he finally has."
From BBC
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