wonderful

CEFRA1

/ˈwʌndəfl̩/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very good, enjoyable, or impressive.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Exceedingly, to a great extent.

Examples

  • As long as you stick to one style, you can't hit upon a wonderful idea.

  • I think it's wonderful that you're going on a picnic.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Surprisingly excellent; very good or admirable, extremely impressive.

  2. Tending to excite wonder; surprising, extraordinary.

More examples

In context

  • This is a wonderful opportunity to invest in new markets.

  • His delusion was not wonderful, but most natural.

  • They served a wonderful six-course meal.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English wonderful, wondirful, from Old English wundorful (“wonderful”), from Proto-West Germanic *wundrafull, equivalent to wonder + -ful. Cognate Dutch wondervol (“wonderful”), German wundervoll (“wonderful”). Compare Old English wuldorfull (“glorious”).