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wonderful

wonderful

∞ 1.0
Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌndərfəl/
: maravilloso
  • It's the most wonderful time of the year.
  • really wonderful
  • just wonderful
  • a wonderful time

I think it is a wonderful place to work.

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Examples

  • I think it is a wonderful place to work.

  • I mean, they do such a wonderful job with all the plants.

  • So welcome to the most wonderful week of the year.

  • It's the most wonderful week of the year.

  • It's the most wonderful time of the year.

  • SAM: What a wonderful philosophy, Mom.

  • I'm here - having a wonderful time.

  • You've got a wonderful husband who loves you.

  • Here you'll have the perfect opportunity to see the many wonderful sites of Toronto!

    Academic text (1999)
  • The performance was absolutely wonderful, leaving the audience in awe.

Synonyms

great
vswonderful
∞ 1.0

Very good or excellent in quality

adds stronger admiration and pleasurable feeling than this general praise
beautiful
vswonderful
∞ 1.0

Pleasant to see, hear, or think about

is broader, adding admiration and strong pleasure beyond beauty
amazing
vswonderful
∞ 1.0

Causing great surprise and admiration

is more steady delight than sudden surprise or shock
lovely
vswonderful
∞ 1.0

Very pleasant to look at or to be with

is broader, covering delight beyond appearance and attractiveness
awesome
vswonderful
∞ 2.1

Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder

tends to be warmer, stressing pleasure over awe or fear
excellent
vswonderful
∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

is broader, stressing overall delight rather than single excellence
fantastic
vswonderful
891 1.9

Very good and impressive, making you feel pleased

is generally calmer, focusing more on pleasure than excitement
tremendous
vswonderful
671 3.0

Very large or impressive

refers more to delight and admiration than mere size or amount
terrific
vswonderful
650 3.3

Very strong and often causing great damage

often has milder, more pleasing sense rather than intensity
gorgeous
vswonderful
623 2.0

Very beautiful to look at

is narrower, mainly about appearance rather than general delight
grand
vswonderful
569 3.0

Impressive and large in appearance or style

focuses more on personal pleasure than scale or stateliness
fabulous
vswonderful
517 2.7

Very good and impressive

is used more for causing delight rather than sheer impressiveness
pleasant
vswonderful
323 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

is stronger, producing intense delight and admiration instead of mild pleasure
magnificent
vswonderful
288 3.9

Very impressive and beautiful in appearance or style

carries more direct pleasure and admiration than mere grandeur
glorious
vswonderful
271 3.6

Very beautiful and impressive in a way that makes people admire it

is less formal, focusing on pleasure rather than grand praise
marvelous
vswonderful
  • US
215 1.8

Very good and surprising in a way that pleases people

is more about delight and pleasure than sudden surprise
brilliant
vswonderful
211 3.2

Very impressive and grand in appearance or style

leans more to delight and warmth than formal magnificence
delightful
vswonderful
169 2.0

Something very pleasant that makes you happy

is stronger, adding admiration and wonder to that pleasure
phenomenal
vswonderful
136 5.4

Very impressive and much better than normal

leans more toward causing delight than just being remarkable
splendid
vswonderful
116 3.5

Very impressive and beautiful

is used more for impressive appearances than pure delight
superb
vswonderful
111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

focuses more on causing delight and admiration than pure quality
wondrous
vswonderful
54 5.8

Very impressive and causing strong surprise

is similar but focuses more on causing pleasure than pure wonder
heavenly
vswonderful
35 3.4

Extremely pleasant and giving great comfort

is closer to ordinary delight rather than spiritual comparison
absolutely awesome
vswonderful
  • Informal
3 2.8

Very impressive and exciting

is more about warmth and pleasure than sheer impressiveness
simply awesome
vswonderful
  • Informal
1 4.1

Very impressive and making people feel amazed

is closer to causing joy rather than focusing on grandeur
delightsome
vswonderful
  • Archaic
1 8.8

Making people feel very happy

is more intensely praising, adding admiration beyond simple delight
gladsome
vswonderful
  • Archaic
1 9.0

Feeling happy and cheerful

is about causing admiration and pleasure to others rather than inner cheer

Antonyms

914 1.0

Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike

94 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

27 1.0

So frightening that people feel afraid

How Delightful

marvelous
  • US
215 1.8
wonderful
∞ 1.0
delightful
169 2.0
pleasant
323 1.0
nice
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wonderful positive
wonderfuller comparative
wonderfullest superlative

Morphology

wonderful = wonder (transparent) = wonder + ful

Regular adjective formation from 'wonder' with the productive suffix '-ful' meaning 'full of', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Wonderful comes from wonder + -ful, where wonder means 'a feeling of surprise and amazement' and -ful means 'full of'. So something wonderful is literally 'full of wonder', which is why it feels very good or gives great joy.