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

Derived Forms

• ˈwonderfully, adverb
• ˈwonderfulness, noun

Other Words From

• won·der·ful·ly adverb
• won·der·ful·ness noun
• un·won·der·ful adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of wonderful¹

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

Example Sentences

Madison Miner, the Orange County chair of Moms for Liberty, a conservative organization that opposes curricula about LGBTQ+ rights, race and ethnicity, called McMahon a “wonderful choice.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I was just having a wonderful time traveling on the slimmest of funds.”

From New York Times

She added: “I was very shocked and it was wonderful.”

From Los Angeles Times

He said seeing the memorabilia go to new homes marked a definitive end of a wonderful era that "for Gail and I at least, began in the 1950s".

From BBC

She tells me about a “wonderful moment” with a chimpanzee she named David Greybeard, the male chimp who she first witnessed making and using tools to catch termites.

From BBC

Related Words

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