wonderful

[wuhn-der-fuhl]

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.

Origin of wonderful

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

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

Synonyms for wonderful

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

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Examples from the Web for wonderfulness

Historical Examples of wonderfulness

That was the intolerable thing—his wonderfulness, his damned wonderfulness.
Erik Dorn
Ben Hecht
No words can describe your wonderfulness, so I send you my heart instead.
Bird of Paradise
Ada Leverson
But it was Audrey who most deeply had the sense of the wonderfulness of the thing.
The Lion's Share
E. Arnold Bennett
The drive across the wonderfulness of the moor was a soothing thing.
The Secret Garden
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Americans are a great people, but disagree with their wonderfulness.
The House of the Misty Star
Fannie Caldwell Macaulay

British Dictionary definitions for wonderfulness

wonderful

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 wonderfulness

wonderful

adj.

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