wonderful

[ wuhn-der-fuhl ]

/ ˈwʌn dər fəl /

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adjective

excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.

of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing: The storm was wonderful to behold.

Nearby words

wonder child, wonder drug, wonder-stricken, wonder-worker, wonderberry, wonderful, wonderfully, wondering, wonderingly, wonderkid, wonderland

Origin of wonderful

before 1100; Middle English; Old English wundorful (see wonder, -ful); cognate with German wundervoll

SYNONYMS FOR wonderful

1 awesome, wondrous, miraculous, prodigious, astonishing, amazing, astounding, phenomenal, unique, curious, strange.

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Related formswon·der·ful·ly, adverbwon·der·ful·ness, nounun·won·der·ful, adjectiveun·won·der·ful·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for wonderful

The interval between possession and hell was short,” he says, “though I admit it was wonderful.
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He once remarked to me that “Henry Fonda turns in the same performance year after year and the critics always call it wonderful.”
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The only Lena I know of is Lena Horne, a wonderful performer, who is not involved in any flaps, and who is also dead.
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The Best Comedy and Best Actor in a Comedy (Jeffrey Tambor) mentions aren't just wonderful.
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“My grandmother was horrified, she really wanted me to lead a wonderful life,” Vreeland says now.
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Or, rather, it is wonderful that you should have imagined Manon into that face.
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Adair then narrated the wonderful way in which he and Tom had been preserved.
The Three Commanders|W.H.G. Kingston
Indeed, some of his inventions have been so wonderful that he might be accredited with supernatural powers.
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It is a record of adventure, travel, and description, so wonderful that for years it was doubted and its accuracy disbelieved.
A History of the Philippines|David P. Barrows
The wonderful duck was not to be distinguished from any live duck.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. XXIII.--April, 1852.--Vol. IV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for wonderful

wonderful

/ (ˈwʌndəfʊl) /

adjective

exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange

extremely fine; excellent

Derived Formswonderfully, adverbwonderfulness, noun

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Word Origin and History for wonderful

wonderful

adj.

late Old English wunderfull (see wonder). Related: Wonderfully.

wonderful

adjective

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