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

After announcing Neuroblastoma UK as his chosen charity, Carr said: "It's a wonderful children's cancer charity... that money will change lives."

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The wonderful century also saw the plunder of the Earth’s resources, suffering in urban slums and humanitarian catastrophe in Europe’s colonies.

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“It just felt like this really wonderful little bubble,” Rutman said.

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But while Matthew predicts these gifted guitars, which he says are "wonderful to play", will entice other pupils to begin their musical journey, his own inspiration came long ago and from much closer to home.

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Service user Len Lawson-Domaille, who has been attending the sessions for about four weeks, said the nurses at the hospice were "absolutely wonderful people".

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