wonderful Definition
won·der·ful (-fəl)
adjective
- that causes wonder; marvelous; amazing
- very good, excellent, fine, etc.
Etymology: ME < OE wundorfull
wonderful Related Forms
won′·der·fully adverb
won′·der·ful·ness noun
wonderful Synonyms
wonderful
modif.
Exciting wonder
amazing, astonishing, incredible; see unusual 1, 2.Worthy of admiration
wonderful Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- truly: This is a truly wonderful, tranquil read more... ... .
- absolutely: The stamps are shown here and are absolutely wonderful!
- utterly: The game is set in the landscape of the human imagination, and I find the creative possibilities it offers utterly wonderful.
- rather: They have an unusual but rather wonderful space that runs vertically through three floors of the building.
- simply: Ben Armine, in contrast, was simply wonderful, both in memory and in actuality.
- so: The tranquility is so wonderful you won't want to leave.
Infinitive complement
- see: Email: Date: 30 Dec 2005 By: June How wonderful to see Gloucester in videos.
- watch: It was wonderful to watch him try tho and made a nice change from the normal heats which can be pretty boring.
- know: But it's just as wonderful to know that other people feel they can rely on me and trust me.
- relate: Wonderful to relate, they had no slander nor scandal to report of this house, whose annual value they returned at £ 60.
Modifies a noun
- electric: Comment by wonderful electric -- March 6, 2006 @ 1:13 pm Hahahaha.
- scenery: He imported flowers and trees from all over the world and planted them here creating a wonderful scenery and beautiful views of the lake.
- view: During the drive you will have wonderful views of mountain forests along the way.
- gift: Babies are wonderful gifts from God to cherish us.
- opportunity: This is a wonderful opportunity to hear about best practice in writing for the web.
- beach: Peyia, Paphos 3 km from the wonderful sandy beach of Coral Bay.
Used with adjective complement
- look: My money's on the lion, simply because he looks wonderful [ laughs ] .
- taste: It tasted wonderful, and I glanced at him to thank him.
- feel: She wanted to create designs that made her customers feel wonderful, bringing color, glamor & a smile with every purchase.
- sound: It sounds so wonderful I can hardly bear to listen to it.
Browse dictionary entries near wonderful
- ‹ wonder-struck
- ‹ wonder drug
- ‹ wonder
- ‹ won ton
- ‹ won't
- ‹ won
- ‹ womera
- ‹ womenfolk
- ‹ -women
- ‹ women's studies
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