exciting a feeling of wonder; marvellous or strange extremely fine; excellent
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won•der•ful /ˈwʌndɚfəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
won•der•ful•ness, n. [uncountable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- excellent;
marvelous:a wonderful day; a wonderful time at the party. - causing wonder;
extraordinary:a scene wonderful to behold.
won•der•ful•ness, n. [uncountable]
won•der•ful
(wun′dər fəl),USA pronunciation adj.
won′der•ful•ly, adv.
won′der•ful•ness, n.
- 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.
- bef. 1100; Middle English; Old English wundorful (see wonder, -ful); cognate with German wundervoll
won′der•ful•ness, n.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged awesome, wondrous, miraculous, prodigious, astonishing, amazing, astounding, phenomenal, unique, curious, strange.
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'wonderful' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Baum
- Capra
- Endsville
- Lagerlöf
- Land of Oz
- Stewart
- admire
- annus mirabilis
- beautiful
- bee
- bitchen
- bitching
- bloody
- bonzer
- brill
- cat's meow
- cat's pajamas
- clinker
- crazy
- dangling participle
- dece
- decent
- dilly
- do
- dreamy
- ducky
- fairyland
- fantabulous
- far-out
- frabjous
- gear
- gild
- glorious
- grand
- great
- grouse
- grub
- harvest
- heavenly
- heavy
- hellacious
- keen
- lubricity
- magic
- marv
- marvel
- marvelous
- mirabilite
- miracle
- munchkin