Wonderful Definition & Meaning - Adjective

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Synonyms wonderful American [wuhn-der-fuhl] / ˈwʌn dər fəl /

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 British / ˈwʌndəfʊl /

adjective

1. exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange

2. extremely fine; excellent

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Other Word Forms

• unwonderful adjective
• wonderfully adverb
• wonderfulness noun

Etymology

Origin of wonderful

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

Example Sentences

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There are some wonderful communicators in this Scotland team but, in the politest sense, they're fed up communicating and are just desperate to start delivering.

From BBC

By highlighting his cinephilia, this wonderful book brings Kurosawa closer to the film buffs who will undoubtedly make up its grateful readership.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sam sat there in the middle of the living room and thought about the wonderful things that the future held for him as a walking person.

From Literature

Certainly, he was wonderful in his last two games.

From Los Angeles Times

"I really hope that children - and adults too - will enjoy the new story, as I know what a wonderful experience shared reading can be."

From BBC

Related Words

• admirable
• amazing
• astonishing
• awesome
• brilliant
• cool
• enjoyable
• excellent
• fabulous
• fantastic
• fine
• incredible
• magnificent
• marvelous
• outstanding
• phenomenal
• pleasant
• pleasing
• remarkable
• sensational

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