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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.

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Nearby words

  1. wonder child,
  2. wonder drug,
  3. wonder-stricken,
  4. wonder-worker,
  5. wonderberry,
  6. wonderfully,
  7. wondering,
  8. wonderingly,
  9. wonderkid,
  10. wonderland

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
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British Dictionary definitions for wonderfulness

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 wonderfulness

wonderful

adj.

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

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper