wondrous

CEFRB2

/ˈwʌndɹəs/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Very impressive, beautiful, or surprising.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    In a wonderful degree; remarkably; wondrously.

Examples

  • Everything was bathed in a wondrous blue light.

  • It's a story full of gnomes, elves, fairies, and other similar wondrous characters.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Wonderful; amazing, inspiring awe; marvelous.

More examples

In context

  • We all stared open-mouthed at the wondrous sight.

  • VVhen I ſurvey the vvondrous Croſs / VVhere the young Prince of Glory dy'd, / My richeſt Gain I count but Loſs, / And pour Contempt on all my Pride.

  • I'll show thee the best springs; I'll pluck thee berries; / I'll fish for thee, and get thee wood enough. / A plague upon the tyrant that I serve! / I'll bear him no more sticks, but follow thee, / Thou wondrous man.

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English wondrous, alteration after the suffix -ous of Middle English wonders (“wondrous, wonderful”, adjective), from Old English wundres (“of wonder”), genitive singular of wundor (“wonder, miracle”), from Proto-Germanic *wundrą (“wonder”). Compare Dutch wonder, German Wunder.