wonderful

[wuhn-der-fuhl]

adjective

1. excellent; great; marvelous.

   We all had a wonderful weekend.

   Synonyms: phenomenal, astounding, amazing, astonishing, prodigious, miraculous, wondrous, awesome, strange, curious, unique

2. of a sort that causes or arouses wonder; amazing; astonishing.

   The storm was wonderful to behold.

wonderful

/ ˈwʌndəfʊl /

adjective

1. exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange

2. extremely fine; excellent

Other Word Forms

• wonderfully adverb
• wonderfulness noun
• unwonderful adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wonderful¹

First recorded before 1100; wonder ( def. ) + -ful ( def. )

Example Sentences

Happy birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

From Los Angeles Times

The drawing, made public on Monday, features the outline of a woman’s body and includes the inscription, “Happy Birthday ― and may every day be another wonderful secret.”

From Salon

The message is disturbing, intimating that the two men were very close, had a lot in common and shared “a wonderful secret” about how “enigmas never age.”

From Salon

The signed note says: "Happy Birthday - and may every day be another wonderful secret."

From BBC

Paul, her son, said he was sincerely thankful for the care home for organising "such a wonderful" birthday.

From BBC

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